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Robert Shiller sounds a strong note of Caution for Stocks and Housing markets

3 Comments / Global Economic Crisis, Interesting News Sightings, Investing Themes, INVESTOR MISTAKES, Reflections, STOCKS, VALUATION / By

In 2005,Robert Shiller came out with ‘Irrational Exuberance’….check out My Pages…I’ve recommended this Book.He’s now come out with another bestseller…‘Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy,and Why it Matters for Global Capitalism’ Shiller cocreated the popular Case-Shiller House Price Index,which is used to measure performance in this Industry.He is currently the Professor of Economics at …

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Sensex moves smartly near 25% from just above 8k to near 10k in March 2009..Is this sustainable ?

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In thirteen trading days from an intraday low of 8047 on March 6,2009,the Sensex is once again kissing 10000….moving up near 25% Getting a lot of calls…basically to make some sense of this rally Is this the beginning of the recovery and have we seen the Bottom of 8000 for the Sensex and the October 27,2008 …

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A Yellow Broking House Screams Yellow on using P/E and P/BV Valuation Metrics to make Macro Valuation Calls !..Absurd and Rubbish they say ! Not really, we say !

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There’s this Yellow Coloured Broking House,that’s been screaming Yellow ! for some time Now…Last Week they used Slumdog Millionaire Analogy and Two days ago they have slammed Valuation Metrics of P/E and P/BV to value our Stock Markets !…This House continues to court controversies and it’s head SS continues to confront SEBI !…. Atleast I …

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Inflation at Record Low of just 0.44%….Good or Bad !?

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The Common Man should be happy that Inflation is just announced at a record low of just 0.44%….but he’s not !….Where have consumer retail prices come down really ?…Food Costs are yet high It’s the base effect working…We’re coming from High Inflation rates of over 10%  in the second half of 2008 when Oil had rushed to …

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America continues it’s Absurdity…AIG declares an Employee Bonus of US $ 165 Million !

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Check this out on http://www.slate.com/id/2213936/ Yet being Bailed Out  AIG, has got  US President Obama boiling ,yet helpless…..It has received Billions in Bailouts to keep afloat…and yet has just declared Employee Bonus of US $ 165 Million…says it is a contractual obligation ! And guess what !…they think they need to give it ,otherwise this will disgruntle employees …

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Just viewed Bogle v/s Seigel…Index Investing v/s Stocks

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At 1 am Mumbai Time,just a half hour ago,I got to see on CNBC TV 18,two of my favourites,John Bogle,founder of Vangaurd Group of Mutual Funds and a staunch advocate of Index Investing over specific Stock Selection and Jeremy Seigel.Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a strong advocate of Stocks Both made some very interesting …

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