I grade my stocks. I'm what they call a quant, one of the geeks of the stock market. Louis Navellier callgeekgrade Change image and share on social
After the Versailles treaty, the U.S. could have chosen to become a global economic loan shark, but we didn't, and let a lot of the tab slide. So not all lending and borrowing is bad. Louis Navellier badborrowchoose Change image and share on social
When volume drops off, prices settle down. Volume is the force that turns stocks higher. Louis Navellier dropforcehigh Change image and share on social
I expect my return to be 18 to 25 percent in 1988, while the Standard & Poor's 500 should rise 8 to 12 percent and OTC stocks gain 15 percent as liquidity emerges. Louis Navellier emergeexpectgain Change image and share on social
I'm from Berkeley, California, so I'm fully trained in socialism and all, but basically what they teach you there is markets are efficient and we can't beat them, so we might as well index. Louis Navellier basicallybeatberkeley Change image and share on social
Now quantitatively we rank things on something called alpha over standard deviation, which is the return independent of the market divided by volatility. Usually, to get a high ranking, you need some buying pressure. Louis Navellier alphabuycall share on social
Optimization tells us precisely how to diversify the portfolio, whether I should have 12% in semiconductors or 4% in biotech, etc., and it literally tells me how to diversify not only the industry groups but the stocks. Louis Navellier biotechdiversifygroup share on social
There's something we calculate called an alpha, and that's the stock's return that's independent, uncorrelated to the market. And the only way you really get a high alpha is for something to zig when the market zags. Louis Navellier alphacalculatecall share on social
Large-caps were safe in 1996, '97, '98. Everybody was buying index funds and Nifty Fifty funds. As long as money was pouring in, it was great. Louis Navellier buycapfifty Change image and share on social
As a rule, bond funds will not double your money overnight. Louis Navellier bonddoublefund Change image and share on social