John Shaughnessy Quotations

We're making it tougher and tougher for the bad guys,

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.

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.

We were congratulated and got letters saying we were to attend orientation for the academy. Then we were told there wasn't enough money. We were crushed.

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 what the market is saying is, 'The heck with interest rates, let's focus on the fact that the economy is in good shape, the fact that earnings are probably going to continue to be very strong,' ... In the Game.

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,

Look back in the last 30 years, the Federal Reserve has caused every major market pullback because of tightening the monetary policy, ... I believe the odds are that they will be raising rates by 25 basis points on Nov. 16. But beyond that, that will be it, well into the year 2000 before any further rate increases take place.

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.

The residents of Bradenton Beach should have a vote,

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.

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.

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.

The networking area in general is certainly one of the fastest growing segments of the technology area.

I'm looking for a minor correction. It looks like we're going to have one.

Chevron is a very cheap stock. You have a 3 percent yield, it has the potential to grow 10 percent a year, in terms of earnings. It sells at a discount to the market,

You've got good, strong earnings momentum. You've got diversification. Obviously, they're a big software producer. They're also selling products and technology to other companies. They've got a major position overseas, particularly in Asia, and therefore, they'll benefit from a perking up there.

You've got good, strong earnings momentum, ... You've got diversification. Obviously, they're a big software producer. They're also selling products and technology to other companies. They've got a major position overseas, particularly in Asia, and therefore, they'll benefit from a perking up there.

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