MDYV News and Press, SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF (based on S&P MidCap 400 Value Index--symbol: MGD

2024-07-04 20:05:00 ET Summary The 18-month annualized return for the S&P 500 is 28.55%. That’s a tad stretched. The 60%/40% standard balance portfolio returned 8.78% in the first half of 2024. The big difference between today and 24 years ago is sentiment: stock ma...

2024-07-04 12:30:00 ET Summary The French election: I discuss the investment implications of three possible scenarios: a far-right majority, a far-left majority, and a temporary administrative solution. We received two important data points that could bring us closer to the long-a...

2024-07-03 07:42:00 ET Summary The second quarter of 2024 has come and gone, which was a surprisingly strong quarter for dividend-paying stocks. Focusing on June 2024, the year-over-year comparison with June 2023 is favorable. We find there is a bearish storm cloud potentially...

2024-07-03 02:30:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets are in a period of extended calm, with the benchmark S&P 500 Index closing in on one year since it last dropped 2% in a single day. An extended period of calm means investors must be vigilant and not become complacent. However...

2024-07-02 17:30:00 ET Summary Astonishingly, the top five giants of the S&P 500 now account for a staggering 27% of the entire index. I remember when I first started working in the financial services industry how glamorous it appeared to be a stockbroker, day-trading in the l...

2024-07-02 01:00:00 ET Summary I was not happy to see so much selling into strength last Friday, the last day of the quarter – following what should have been encouraging inflation news. Both bonds and stocks sold off, and we ended up having a flat (slightly down) week, off...

2024-07-01 16:55:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 closed out the week of trading at 5,460.48, down 0.08% from where it closed the previous Friday. The lack of market moving news and change in the level of the index coincides with the early arrival of the summer doldrums for the U.S. ...

2024-07-01 01:30:00 ET Summary Q2 ’24 S&P 500 earnings will start in the next two weeks, with big banks expected to start reporting by Friday, July 12th. The technology sector still faces a very weak comp in Q2 ’24, versus the Q2 ’23 numbers. Energy se...

2024-06-30 13:10:00 ET Summary Markets, over more than 120 years, have experienced a long-term advance despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more. Military conflicts test investors’ resolve to stick to their investment plan, but history sugg...

2024-06-30 00:30:00 ET Summary The S&P 500's strong first half, with gains exceeding 15%, has pushed its valuation even higher. Four stocks in the S&P 500 have a lower earnings multiple than the 4.9 percentage point gap between the average and median multiple of the index&...