11.   Blum speculated that capital gains for stockholders were much larger than economists had assumed when they made their forecast.

12.   ----- At a time when Wall Street is pulling back from making forecasts, we are going in the opposite direction.

13.   A number of analysts also expect Amazon to make bullish forecasts for the year.

14.   Agents also were said to have improperly marketed life insurance as an investment vehicle, or to have made misleading forecasts about when customers could stop paying premiums.

15.   But all investors should remember that there is a bigger problem with the analysts who make the forecasts that the two companies compile.

16.   But Ikea tends to make conservative forecasts.

17.   But many of the most sophisticated, also factor in personal observations and anecdotal evidence before they make their forecasts.

18.   But now climate scientists say the ability to make long-range forecasts is rapidly improving.

19.   But many of the most sophisticated experts also factor in personal observations and anecdotal evidence before they make their forecasts.

20.   But many of the most sophisticated, like these well-known experts, also factor in personal observations and anecdotal evidence before they make their forecasts.