but get in how? one answer, look for value in companies that may be lagging behind in the recent bull market run. the way we ve seen some of the industrial names lag, really to me is a buying opportunity. i think we ll have economic growth. and these more sensitive companies have plenty of opportunity to get stronger, and the stocks to move higher. price-to-earnings ratio compared with the projected profits. there are standard measures investors use to judge stock prices. at an average of 19 times earnings, today s stocks look cheaper than past rallies. when they reached into the 20s and 30s of the 1990s. that suggests today s rally has room to grow. but stocks have already gained 15% this year alone, and it s only may. shouldn t you cash in now while you re ahead? it s perfectly good to be happy and take a little profits off the table. and keep the positions, keep the commitment. thanks for joining us for this conversation today.
saying, imagine how anxious individual retail investors must feel about this market rally. and what about the almost half of all americans who are just too scared to invest in stocks? americans have few other choices out there to help build wealth and save for retirement. in today s low interest rate environment the returns on bonds and interest bearing accounts are negligible. a lot of investors are on the sidelines waiting to get in. what are you waiting for? we are hitting all-time highs. get in the market. they are afraid the bull market is more than four years old. they don t want to be the sucker at the end. get in how? look for value in companies that may be lagging behind in the recent bull market run. the way we have seen industrial names lag really, to me, is a buying opportunity. we will have economic growth and these more sensitive companies have plenty of opportunity to get stronger and the stocks to move higher. you know, it s perfectly good to
get in how? one answer, look for value in companies that may be lagging behind in the recent bull market run. the way we have seen some of the industrial names lag really to me is a buying opportunity. i think we will have economic growth and these more sensitive companies have plenty of opportunities to get stronger and the stocks to move higher. price to earnings ratios, the stock price to projected profits. at an average of 19 times earnings, today s stocks look cheaper than past rallies, back when ratios reached into the 20s and 30s during the tech bubble of the 1990s. that suggests today s rally has room to grow. stocks have already gained 15% this year alone and it is only may. shouldn t you cash in now while you re ahead? it is perfectly good to be happy and take a little profit off the table and keep the positions and the commitment. thanks for joining this
since hitting rock bottom in march 2009. in real terms if you invested $10,000 during the worst of the great recession, today you would have more than doubled your money to almost $23,000. the winning streak on wall street is now over four years long. that means this bull market run is about six months longer than normal. but it is still five years shorter than the best run ever. i think there are certain pockets of the economy are doing great. some that are, that are lagging. i think overall, the economy is, will improve, albeit, might be at a slower pace than we would all like to see. the question now, where do stocks go from here i spoke to traders. here at the new york stock exchange, they re using history as their guide. this is the strongest year since 1991. and back then, stocks rose an additional 10%. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. okay. time to check out the weather
points for the first time ever. gaining 87 points. abc s rebecca jarvis explains what the bullish milestone means to your nest egg. reporter: the stampede on wall street reached a milestone. the dow is up a staggering 130% since hitting rock bottom in march 2009. in real terms if you invested $10,000 during the worst of the great recession, today you would have more than doubled your money to almost $23,000. the winning streak on wall street is now over four years long. that means this bull market run is about six months longer than normal. but it is still five years shorter than the best run ever. i think there are certain pockets of the economy are doing great. some that are, that are lagging. i think overall, the economy is, will improve, albeit, might be at a slower pace than we would all like to see. the question now, where do stocks go from here i spoke to traders. here at the new york stock exchange, they re using history as their guide. this is the strongest year since 19