Barron's Big Money Poll: The Bulls Rule

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's shares the results of the latest Big Money Poll.
U.S. money managers share their outlook for interest rates, the economy and more, including stock picks for the next 12 months.
Other featured articles offer various Barron's stock picks and pans.

The Dow Jones industrials could rise by 9 percent through the end of next year, according to the latest Barron's Big Money Poll. The cover story in this week's Barron's also says that U.S. money managers think higher interest rates and sluggish growth in profits could pose challenges.

"Barron's Big Money Poll: The Bulls Rule, for Now" by Jack Willoughby reveals that this latest poll showed 45 percent of respondents were either bullish or very bullish about the outlook for the markets through the middle of 2017. That was up from the previous poll's record-low tally of 38 percent last spring. The strong summer rally to all-time highs and rising commodities prices are among factors that seem to have mitigated some worries.

See all the results of the survey, including whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued, how likely it is we see a correction this coming year, what will drive stocks higher and the greatest threat to the market. See what respondents think will be the leading and laggard sectors, as well as what is in store for oil and gold. And they share some of their favorite stocks for the next 12 months, including Bank of America Corp BAC and General Electric Company GE, as well some popular stocks that are overvalued, like Netflix, Inc. NFLX.

"It is tough to find a good combination of growth and value," says one manager quoted in the article. "Until something changes, the market is going to go higher, but with modest gains."

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