Cheapest Stocks in 20 Years Signal Bull Market as Economy Slows By Michael Tsang, Daniel Hauck and Nick Baker April 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy is slowing. Mortgage defaults are rising. And stocks are the cheapest in 20 years, a ``buy'' signal for some of the world's biggest money managers. BlackRock Inc., Fisher Investments Inc. and Schroders Plc, which manage about $1.4 trillion, say stocks are inexpensive relative to bonds. Profit of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the benchmark for American equity, is growing faster than shares, and represents a yield of 6.53 percent compared with 4.65 percent for 10-year U.S. Treasury notes. The gap -- the widest since 1986, according to data compiled by Bloomberg -- is encouraging investors because earnings forecasts indicate the U.S. will keep growing, while bond yields show confidence that inflation will stay in check. ``I'm on the wildly optimistic side of things,'' said Kenneth Fisher, who oversees about $38 billion as chairman of Fisher Investments in Woodside, California. ``The economy is stronger than people think it is.''... http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aTQvi3GCHXD0&refer=home
lol these same turkeys were saying buy stock in 99 at 50 p/e's saying the business cycle would go on for decades.all these sucks want there cake and eat it too. so growth falls to 5% they say so what stocks cheap.bottom line complacency is incredible and a huge hit is coming
when equity markets can't go down (as in the previous 5 weeks) then I do not mind being a bit long...