Legendary investor John Templeton had a simple explanation for the cycle of bull markets, saying they are “born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” At 2,800-plus days and counting, the current bull market, which was born from the ashes of the 2008-2009 financial crises and has been the second-longest in history, seems to be exiting the skepticism stage and entering the optimism stage. Longtime subscribers of my premium investing service, Maximum Profit, know that I was very skeptical of how much longer the bull market would last at the beginning of the year. I… Read More
Legendary investor John Templeton had a simple explanation for the cycle of bull markets, saying they are “born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” At 2,800-plus days and counting, the current bull market, which was born from the ashes of the 2008-2009 financial crises and has been the second-longest in history, seems to be exiting the skepticism stage and entering the optimism stage. Longtime subscribers of my premium investing service, Maximum Profit, know that I was very skeptical of how much longer the bull market would last at the beginning of the year. I cited slow economic growth, declining earnings in S&P 500 companies’ earnings, and the fact that my proprietary momentum-based investing system was finding very few companies that had the cash flow growth needed to warrant a “buy” signal under my system’s rules. —Sponsored Link— New Gold Law To Impact 1.6 Billion People A new global law in effect this December could deliver an unexpected shock to the markets. No less than 32 major central banks are scrambling to prepare for the inevitable fallout. They’re shifting their money into one single asset that could explode in value,… Read More