Predictive Quotes

The fact is that mileage driven is a lot less predictive than where that car is based. - Bill Martin

Tech earnings are improving, and the reality is that stock prices always move ahead of fundamentals. That's what they do. They are predictive instruments. - Todd Campbell

Nothing in my 26 years on Wall Street or my six years in government suggests that there is any predictive capability even remotely reliable enough for such a system... In addition, the early warning itself could create precisely the instability and even panic that such a system is designed to prevent. - Robert Rubin

Most advertising ROI models only represent a scorecard of the past. We have developed a methodology and software that can be a planning tool, a communications tool, an intervention tool, and a predictive tool to help marketers' better effect the ROI of their campaigns. - Joe Pilotta

It was unanimous we'd have a year-end rally until the yield curve inverted. We wanted to close the market on a high note this year, but now we're worried that the 2006 market will have to deal with this. The next Federal Reserve meeting will be extremely critical. We have to hope this isn't predictive of a recession or a slowing economy. - Barry Hyman

Greenspan's confidence in the predictive value of gold (as an inflation indicator) might be high enough that, when combined with other critical predictors . . . could push Greenspan to either hawkish words or action. - Tony Crescenzi

For an investor, it's a leap of faith that these ratings are accurate and predictive. - Jeff Tjornehoj

Early school performance is not predictive either of genius or later school performance. - Michael Thompson