Personal Finance Daily: The 3 most overvalued assets

	Personal Finance Daily SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 Friday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: The 3 most overvalued assets today. Taking wedding-gift registries to the bank. More evidence of housing recovery. Consumer sentiment highest in four months. Since 2007, investors have pulled money out of stock funds and have poured it into bond funds — leading to speculation of a bond bubble. If there is such a bubble, it keeps getting bigger and bigger, Howard Gold writes. In his latest column, he gives his take on the three most overvalued assets today, including what could be the "mother of all bond bubbles," long U.S. Treasury bonds. Read more about that in our Personal Finance pages. Plus, learn about bank-based gift registries for weddings and baby gifts, and see the latest Realty Q&A that provides another measure that shows the housing recovery is afoot. — Amy Hoak , assistant editor The 3 most overvalued assets today If there is a bond bubble, it hasn't burst yet; in fact, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, driving my candidates for the three most overvalued asset classes to even more stratospheric levels. The 3 most overvalued assets today. Taking wedding-gift registries to the bank Sometimes the gifts people really want for their weddings, milestone birthdays or baby showers don't match up with the individual budgets of family members and friends. Enter bank-based gift registries. Taking wedding-gift registries to the bank. More evidence of housing recovery Here's another sign that a housing recovery is afoot: Prices on a per-square-foot basis rose in 78 of the nation's 100 most active housing markets over the latest three-month period, according to recent figures cited by Lew Sichelman. More evidence of housing recovery. ECONOMY AND POLITICS Consumer sentiment highest in four months A gauge of consumer sentiment is at its highest level in four months, led entirely by expectations, new data show. Consumer sentiment highest in four months. Chicago PMI drops into negative territory in September An index that measures manufacturing activity in the Chicago region fell in September into negative territory for the first time in three years. Chicago PMI drops into negative territory in September. U.S. consumer spending jumps in August Consumers boosted spending in August by the biggest amount in six months, but their wages grew more slowly so they had to dip into their savings to pay for their purchases. Spending rose 0.5% last month, but incomes edged up a scant 0.1%. U.S. consumer spending jumps in August. Driverless cars raise too many questions It is 2012 and California Gov. Jerry Brown has just signed legislation legalizing self-driving cars on Golden State highways. Driverless cars raise too many questions. INVESTING Where stock market will be in fall of 2016 If you're interested in a stock-market timing model that not only was bearish at the 2007 stock-market top, but also screamed "buy" at the 2009 bottom, then you might want to be building up cash right now, writes Mark Hulbert. Where stock market will be in fall of 2016. Starry-eyed fund investors need a reality check "America's Next Top Fund Manager" isn't a reality show we're likely to see, thankfully. Yet many mutual-fund investors look for a cast of bright stock-market pros who promise a long-running series. They could use a dose of reality themselves. Starry-eyed fund investors need a reality check. Market rally lands U.S. stock funds in the money Every major U.S. stock mutual-fund category logged strong third-quarter gains, with some rising double digits. Yet the obstacles Wall Street hurdled still block investors' path, writes Rachel Koning-Beals. Market rally lands U.S. stock funds in the money. Fly high with a gold butterfly trade Just when the euro monkey is off the market's back, a riot here or a riot there gets the indexes rolling again. Fly high with a gold butterfly trade. No victims in B. of A.–Merrill settlement Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) own actions show that Ken Lewis was given far too much authority and abused it, writes David Weidner. No victims in B. of A.–Merrill settlement. Can Facebook get everyone's eyeballs? Facebook Inc.'s (FB) success will largely depend on its ability to conquer the mobile-device market in developing nations, writes media columnist Jon Friedman. Can Facebook get everyone's eyeballs? 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