This week, the financial world’s brightest minds and most important players converged at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Normally, this forum gets plenty of attention as some of the best in business — and the top smart money managers — share their insights on where stocks and the economy are going next.

This year, this is especially true. The forum is being held on the heels of a bear market selloff, and amid global recession chatter among investors. Thus, investors are searching for clues. Do smart money managers agree with the sell-off? What about professional economists? Are they buying stocks? Selling them?