John Shaughnessy Quotations

What we're seeing happening is the best of all worlds. The economy is strong yet inflation remains quiescent. The earnings outlook remains reasonably good. Given those things, the money continues to flow into the market from both domestic and foreign sources.

Right now, as I see it, the market probably will stabilize through mid-May. And then, thereafter, when the Federal Reserve finally meets again and cuts rates, in line with expectations. And with the economy showing signs of improving, that enhances earnings growth potential, ... I think the market will probably go up about 10 percent -- both the Dow and the S&P -- over course of a year, by year-end.

I think frankly the Fed might even raise rates maybe 25 basis points, but that should be it, I think, for the rest of the year. And the market should breathe a huge sigh of relief that, plus the strong earnings reports for the second quarter. For example, operating earnings are supposed to be up 18-to-20 percent. So certainly the ingredients for a good strong summer and early fall rally are in place.

I will say that of all the hacks we've seen - and we've seen hundreds and hundreds of these - had the third-party been in compliance (with association rules), they probably wouldn't have been hacked,

They're very, very good at what they're doing, ... and they're a few steps ahead of us in a couple of areas. They've done their homework about the payments system and because of (them) we all have a chance to lose some sleep at night.

Bank One is selling at a discount to the market and provides a modest current yield. And frankly, it's got the capacity to grow, with earnings growth of 13 percent a year over the next number of years. So it's one that we think, certainly for value-conscious investors, makes a lot of sense.

The market's responding positively to the fact that earnings were not as bad as expected.

The reality is that if the Fed raises interest rates by a quarter of a point all that's doing is serving to keep inflationary pressures under control.

Novell has got a bit of a rocky road now, having lost its CEO, so it would probably not be my No. 1 stock focusing in this area right now. If you (own) a position, I probably would hang with it, but I would not be adding positions here.

The residents of Bradenton Beach should have a vote,