15 Quotes by Alan Hoffman

That should be great for interest rates and good for stocks,

This certainly makes the case for investing in companies that export. Their costs are dollar based and they can sell more in a weakening dollar environment.

This morning's job report was the first sign that the strong economic growth we saw with fourth-quarter GDP has some holes in it and the economy might not be as strong as the bear suggested -- so strong, that it would lead the Fed to tighten interest rates.

Everyone is always trying to smoke out the Fed.

It's beginning to bump up, but we don't think that it's nearly as vulnerable as some other technology stocks, because it benefits from Y2K, ... It benefits from Internet proliferation.

In the overall market, it's just going to be more of the same with a good deal of volatility, ... It's been a long bull market and, in the event that the market might turn bearish, there's more than a usual amount of nervousness about holdings in long positions. Investors are locking in profits in a more knee-jerk fashion than they would be if we were dealing with a more stable environment.