Growing Number of Market Optimists; Shrinking Number of Pessimists

Michael Panzner submits: Well, here we are again: on one side, a rapidly growing contingent of optimists; on the other, a shrinking cadre of pessimists. According to USA Today's Adam Shell, writing in "As Bull Market Turns 1, Is it Time to Party, or Worry?" below are just a few of the reasons why now is the time to buy stocks. •Major roadblocks still absent. Two of the biggest rally killers — interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a big spike in inflation — "simply are not present yet," says James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management.Complete Story »