Archive for January, 2012

Will Caution and Fear Give Way to a Stock Market Surge?
By R.Kevin O’Keefe, CIMA®, AIF®

Will 2012 provide a return to normalcy, where stock prices are supposed to reflect fundamental valuations? We can only hope. True, stocks are attractively priced, with expectations for continuing corporate profit growth intact and price-to-earnings ratios at relatively low levels. On the other hand, the political stalemate in the U.S. has not been remedied, and is not likely to improve in this, an election year. Europe’s debt crisis is still unresolved as well. With so much geopolitical uncertainty out there, it would be unwise to expect normal markets any time soon.

Posted: January 26, 2012