IVE News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Value From 08/14/23

2023-08-14 20:25:00 ET Summary The 10 year Treasury yield has been in an uptrend since the summer of 2021 which is obvious to anyone who can see. The 10 year TIPS yield today is consistent with the rates that prevailed prior to the 2008 crisis and I think that means that we are fi...

2023-08-14 15:21:06 ET Summary The U.S. stock market may be due for a small correction as growth securities' first-half momentum shows signs of weakening, leading the market to a critical junction. Apple's recent decline could further indicate a possible market reversal, as this s...

2023-08-14 13:30:00 ET Summary After making a new 2023 high on July 31, the market is now in the process of consolidating its gains and expanding its participation. The Death Cross ended on February 2, 2023. We are now in a Golden Cross configuration, with the 50-day above the 200...

2023-08-12 04:49:00 ET Summary In just the last decade, the S&P 500 leaderboard has changed dramatically. Today, it is dominated by technology. Autos themselves have moved from an expensive, commodity-powered, hard-asset mode of transport to a software-driven, services-deliver...

2023-08-08 00:01:00 ET Summary The tough part to the CPI / PPI data the last 18 months, is that the “compares” for the CPI get tougher as we move through 2023, since CPI inflation peaked in June ’22. One of the problems with hyper-focus on any particular set o...

2023-08-01 14:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500-tracking ETF finished July up 3.27%, leaving it up 20.62% YTD on a total return basis. Looking at US sectors, Energy and Financials did the best in July, while Health Care and Real Estate were up the least. Outside of the US, we s...

2023-07-26 04:34:00 ET Summary Investors who seek defensive equity portfolios might think they need to sacrifice long-term return potential to reduce volatility. Our research suggests that S&P 500 stocks segregated into the highest quintile for QSP characteristics fared relati...

2023-07-24 21:30:00 ET Summary The main factors lifting the market during the week were positive bank earnings reports and additional data indicating tamer-than-previously expected inflation. Investors however remain focused on 2023-Q4 after having set their forward-looking attent...

2023-07-22 05:40:00 ET Summary We’ve been anticipating a recession for some time, but I believe the US economy is too strong to experience one this year. Core inflation has been stubbornly high, but I expect it to fall as the impact of flattening home prices makes its way i...

2023-07-21 22:54:00 ET Summary Lower real return: after factoring in inflation and taxes, the real return of a money market is much lower than investors may expect. Lower long-term performance: longer-term government bonds, corporate bonds, and stocks have historically returned mo...