JUST News and Press, Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity From 09/07/21

The economic slowdown we’ve been writing about for months officially arrived last Friday in the form of a particularly weak employment report. But the US economy did still add 235,000 jobs in August. The economic recovery is still intact, even if at a reduced rate of change. ...

After several strong quarters for value stocks, the last few months have seen a sharp reversal in favor of growth. The probability of any particular value stock being a “value trap” in a given year is about 30%. Value stocks are currently trading at a 40% discount to...

What we’ve seen this year is an exceptionally high rate of earnings growth across markets, but that’s not going to persist. It’ll start to moderate as we move into the second half of this year and slow further as we get into next year. And companies are going to b...

Today, we have our "Double Down or Diversify" series. We have 13 new ideas that contributors have chosen for the second half of the contest. With a heavy focus on biotech, commodities, and energy - there also are ideas for investors who focus on tech, value, and dividends. F...

The historic valuation gap between global Value and Growth stocks finally began its reversal. Despite pockets of outrageously overvalued Growth stocks being de-rated in Q1 and Q2, we still believe we are in a Growth bubble. Speculative behavior is rampant. We firmly believe that v...

It is impossible to avoid all risks. I attempt to identify as many risks as possible and manage these risks by addressing them. All assets have embedded risks, whether we can identify them or not. Should one invest in growth or value? In examining eleven time periods, the average grow...

The breakneck pace of the COVID-driven decline and restart has made for one unprecedented economic and market cycle. We begin the second half positioned for recovery, while also safeguarding against potential bouts of market angst. We remain constructive on U.S. stocks as the economic...

At Mutual Series, we buy stocks at a discount to what they are worth, taking an objective view of the economic value of the company’s assets and growth prospects. Economic value reflects an asset’s potential contribution to cash flow growth and the company’s compe...

The US recovery is gaining momentum as the country reopens parts of its economy — boosted by government stimulus and vaccine rollouts. The impact of the global pandemic opened up new opportunities for equity investors. While growth stocks outperformed over much of the last ...

Innovation advances business practices, services, and products, and when it permeates the economy, innovation increases productivity, and spurs economic wealth creation. Growth stocks, because of the longer duration of their earnings, can be very sensitive to rising interest rates and...