Stock-market bears are on the endangered-species list. More and more are morphing into bulls, including Interest Rate Observer publisher James Grant who says the deeper the slump the zipper the recovery (hat tip to Canadian Capitalist).

Stocks have been on a tear since March. Some investors have seen their holdings gain 40% or more in less than six months, leading them to wonder if markets are overbought and due for a correction. This, in turn, leads them to wonder if they should take profits and buy back during the ...

Bull markets climb a wall of worry, they say. That’s the old rule of thumb that leads many investors to buy stocks when a few green shoots appear under the black clouds. The fact that stocks historically turn up several months ahead of time also provides reassurance.

Ativa.com has some interesting calculators that show the impact of diversification during bear markets and bear/bull cycles. Let’s take a look at them, as a supplement to my column on financial calculators. According to Activa's diversification calculators, a portfolio diversified equally over stocks, bonds and cash during the bear market from ...