Hook 'Em Horns: The Bullish Long-Term Outlook On U.S. Stocks

You probably thought the boom/bust cycle experiment that started with Alan Greenspan was over when Ben Bernanke came to the Fed.  Or maybe you weren’t that naive to begin with. Either way, Bernanke is implementing very similar and in my opinion, dangerous economic policy.

EVERYONE needs to save. People need to be able to cover unexpected expenses and income reductions, to say nothing of retirement. To accomplish this, we buy equities and bonds, hoard gold coins and physical currency, open bank accounts, accumulate real estate, purchase insurance coverage, and even stock up on canned food. All of these savings vehicles help us hedge out different risk exposures we face in our daily lives.

By Skyler Greene: Recently, I've been writing a lot about why I believe the future is bleak for bonds. It occurred to me that this information might be most material to the older demographic: that is, retirees or those nearing retirement age. After all, what's the first adage everyone hears about portfolio balancing? Your age in bonds, 100% minus your age in stocks.

Citi chief economist Willem Buiter – who has maintained a pretty bearish tack on the euro zone throughout the euro crisis that has plagued the continent in recent years – is out with his latest missive.

By Eric Parnell:The stock market has enjoyed quite a run so far in 2013. This has included an advance on the S&P 500 in each of the last eight trading days, the longest such winning streak since 2004. In the process, the S&P 500 has crested above 1500 for the first time in over five years. Given such a strong recent advance, it is reasonable to wonder - is it too late to get on board this latest stock market advance? Or do stocks have further to run?

After flashing bullish signs for several weeks, the overall market now appears ready for a more sustainable rally that could surprise the majority. Here are the signs to watch out for to confirm that stocks have begun a new intermediate term uptrend. Thursday's late-day reversal in stock prices was spurred primarily by nervous short covering as rumors spread over a new Euro debt deal.