10 market pros take on 2009
What's in store for your money next year? Here's the divided forecast from some of the nation's top money minds.
Barry Ritholtz
CEO, research firm Fusion IQ
Optimism score: 9
"Sentiment is wildly, wildly negative right now, just horrific. And that's exactly the time when you have to just hold your nose, take the other side of the trade and buy."
Prediction: The S&P may gain up to 30% from its October 2008 lows.
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Last updated November 04 2008: 9:13 AM ET