EFA News and Press, iShares MSCI EAFE From 04/02/23

2023-04-02 07:04:09 ET Summary Increasing allocation to SPY. EFA still bullish. Small caps back to bearish alignment. In this month’s article I outline why I am changing my allocation to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) to 50% while maintaining my exposure of ...

2023-04-01 09:00:00 ET Summary What should be your retirement goals? Obviously, the answer depends on many factors that we explain in the article. The key to a successful retirement is always keeping your expenses significantly lower than your income. We recommend expenses to be n...

2023-03-31 06:30:00 ET Summary Slower growth and tighter financial conditions could mean a lower terminal rate and bring forward the timing of the first rate cut. While front-end yields have declined in recent weeks, they are still near multi-decade highs and may remain here as in...

2023-03-30 13:59:19 ET Summary BlackRock's Student of the Market report is a monthly publication that provides insights and analysis on current market trends and developments. The report for March 2023 offers some valuable insights for investors. Among the key takeaways are two im...

2023-03-28 21:59:00 ET Summary The global economy is in a moderate slowdown, with financial markets being whipsawed by tensions in the banking sectors of the US and Europe in the final weeks of the quarter. Thus far in 2023, global equity markets have proven to be resilient in the...

Summary SPY lost its red 10-month moving average. Increasing my exposure to EFA to 50%. Increasing my exposure to IWM to 30%. In this month’s article I outline why I am maintaining my 20% allocation to the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF ( SPY ), increasing my exposu...

Summary A historical look at prior inflationary periods (1910s, 1940s, and 1970s) to see what they have to say about the 2020s. An analysis of two very different types of money creation: fiscal-driven inflation and lending-driven inflation. An outlook on investment opportunities for...

Summary The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF invests based on the MSCI EAFE Index composed of Large-Cap and Mid-Cap Developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF follows the same index but tries to hedge away all the currency risk involved by o...

Summary The Federal Reserve is operating at a financial loss for the first time in modern history, and is likely to have negative tangible equity soon. While not as "doomy" as it sounds, this does have ramifications for fiscal deficits (bad for them) and the banking system (mostly good ...

Summary International developed markets did a quick 180 off their October lows as the USD pulled back. Even with U.S. mega-caps outperforming in 2022, EFA is still performing relatively decently. I identify important prices on the chart as well as take an updated look at global valu...