S&P Equity Research Announces Q1 2011 Webinar: '2011 Investment Outlook: Does Higher Equal Lower?'

NEW YORK, March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Will higher commodity prices, interest rates and geo-political tensions translate into lower stock prices in 2011?  Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services' leading investment strategists will answer this question and others listed below in this Equity Research webinar.  

• Will 2011 be a year to "sell in May, then go away"?
• To what degree will rising inflation weigh on this bull market?
• What are the Capital IQ consensus earnings expectations for the first quarter of 2011?  
• Will there be another market top in the spring?
• Where should investors focus during periods of a weakening currency?
• How will European and emerging market equity performance compare to U.S. performance?  
• Is there a compelling case for investors to rotate into "high-quality" (stocks with S&P Quality Rankings of A- or higher) dividend-paying stocks?
• In what economic sectors can the most emerging high-quality stocks (i.e., those likely to move out of the "low-quality" universe (S&P Quality rankings of B or lower) and into high quality) be found?

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