Richard Band

Richard Band is the author of Contrary Investing, in addition to numerous investment monographs. He has appeared on financial radio and TV and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes and other leading publications. Richard graduated from Yale University, magna cum laude, and has been a respected investment commentator since 1982.

Recent Articles

3 Bank Stock Bargains for Income and Gains

By Richard Band Oct 25, 2010

These bank stocks should easily beat the market over the next 12 months.

2 Mutual Funds for Safety AND Growth

By Richard Band Oct 20, 2010

These mutual funds not only offer the growth potential of stocks for less risk, they've bested the S&P as well.

India a Great Investment for September

By Richard Band Sep 2, 2010

August 2010 turned out to be a dud for stocks, vindicating the cautious/bearish stance I had advised you to take early in the month. For the period as a whole, the Standard & Poor's 500 index shed -4.7%, its worst August since 2001.

Bond Yield Investing – Funds That Are Worry Free

By Richard Band Sep 1, 2010

Bond yields are now spectacularly low, thanks to the double-dip recession scare that has gripped Wall Street over the summer. One of my favorite indicators, the deviation between the ten-year Treasury yield and its 52-week moving average, fell to -25% on August 19th.

Nearing a Bottom in Bond Yields

By Richard Band Aug 18, 2010

Bond yields took a break yesterday from their relentless four-month plunge. (A brisk 104-point rally in the Dow lured investors away from Treasuries and back into stocks.) So have interest rates finally bottomed for the year?