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Now that spring has arrived, kids are excited about visiting their local amusement parks to ride their favorite roller coasters. With the recent gains in the stock market, investors also seem to be queuing up again for the roller coaster ride in stocks. US markets continued their climb in the first quarter of 2010 with the S&P 500 Index gaining 5.39% on the quarter, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 4.81%, and the Russell 2000 small cap index gaining an impressive 8.85%. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Baker Avenue Asset Management [+] Read More

Federated believes we are coming out of a 25 year period where the interest of investors was fixated on rising stock prices, and away from the cash component of equities. Due to the recent economic and financial environment, Federated thinks that an increasing amount of investors will start seeking a better cash return on their investments, and that dividend strategies will do well as companies start to become more dividend oriented. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Federated Investors Inc [+] Read More

Astor believes that 2010 will be a positive year for the markets but the returns will be somewhere in the single digits. They think volatility will increase as the economy continues to recover and at times show mixed signals, although overall the state of things will be much calmer than 2009. Download Full Commmentary Here [+] Read More

Lord Abbett believes the evidence continues to come in that shows the economic recovery is still intact. Retail sales are positive, the trend in GDP growth is positive, industrial production continues to improve and new orders are rising, and layoffs in the labor sector have moderated. Lord Abbett believes the threat of a double-dip recession is unlikely as long as the FED maintains their loose monetary policy. Download Full Commmentary Here [+] Read More

Churchill believes that the market may be in a current correction phase that may last over the next few months. Their proprietary fundamental, technical, and sentiment indicators are pointing towards an intermediate correction in the markets. Churchill believes that following this potential correction, there will be a second great buying opportunity that will lead to the second leg of the current bull market. Download Churchill’s Full Commentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Churchill Management Group [+] Read More

Alliance believes that the world economy continues to rebound from the widespread recession, and that global growth in 2010 should approach 3.5 percent. They see government stimulus packages continuing to bolster the rebound, consumption continuing to improve, the trend in global manufacturing is positive, and the weak dollar is doing its job and rebalancing capital flows and trade. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about AllianceBernstein LP [+] Read More

The economy is showing more evidence that the recovery is gaining traction. Credit markets are continuing to heal and global stimulus is still only partially deployed. A rebound in manufacturing and industrial production, as well as a decrease in the number of job losses, leads Alliance to believe that increased growth will continue for the remainder of this year and into 2010. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about AllianceBernstein LP [+] Read More

The markets are continuing to rebound and the economy looks to be on a more solid stance. The shift into riskier assets continues as investors look for yield and become less risk-adverse. Equities have rebounded strongly from the market lows, but Lord Abbett thinks that cautious consumer spending habits could mean slower economic growth and lower corporate earnings. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lord Abbett Company Llc [+] Read More

Dissecting the current state of the market, economy, as well as their All Cap Growth strategy, Lateef believes there are opportunities to be found. Although tight consumer credit and potential higher taxes are threats to growth in the near to intermediate term, and will present challenges to companies going forward, this will at the same time produce opportunities to those firms that can capture market share from weakened competitors. Download Full Commmentary Here Get Free Research Reports about Lateef Investment Management [+] Read More