PRFZ News and Press, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio From 01/15/24

2024-01-15 01:38:00 ET Summary In the final weeks of 2023, stocks and bonds both rallied, and the rise in share prices of US small-capitalization companies—at long last—added to the holiday cheer. The small-cap Russell 2000 Index surged 12% in December (ending the ye...

2024-01-10 02:35:00 ET Summary This is a hyper rate-sensitive environment given the aggressive tightening by many Western central banks. I’m optimistic that policymakers will remain vigilant in 2024 and quickly react to any issues that arise from their past tightening. ...

2024-01-08 08:00:00 ET Summary The stock market rally in 2023 was primarily enjoyed by seven large-cap technology stocks, but I expect the rally will ultimately widen in 2024 for both stocks and bonds. The Federal Reserve is projected to shift from tightening to accommodation as i...

2024-01-06 02:10:00 ET Summary While the ‘Magnificent 7’ accounted for the majority of the S&P 500 gains in 2023, this narrow performance concentration is finally showing signs of broadening out. The so-called “Magnificent 7” accounted for most of t...

2024-01-01 23:40:00 ET Summary Small company stocks have not enjoyed the same level of return that larger company stocks have enjoyed. The S&P Small Cap 600 Index return since 2013 is less than half the return of the large cap S&P 500 Index. Since near the end of the t...

2023-12-25 08:15:00 ET Summary We have experienced a sequence of rapid and forceful rate hikes as the Covid exit occurred, to a multi-month “no change in rates” period, to the beginning of a sequence of rate cuts. The debate among market agents is now focused on how low ...

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2023-12-08 01:12:15 ET Summary Small-cap stocks have performed poorly this year, with the S&P 600 only gaining just over 4% compared to the S&P 500's 20% YTD gain. Small-cap stocks have been impacted by declining earnings, with S&P 600 earnings expected to fall by 14% ...

2023-11-28 23:25:00 ET Summary Through October, the year-to-date performance of U.S. small-mid-cap (SMID) equities, in comparison to large-cap equities, has been abysmal. The underperformance of smaller caps didn’t just start this year. Rather, it has extended for well over...

2023-11-24 00:45:00 ET Summary US small caps are experiencing an autumn stock market rally, but they continue to be heavily impacted by interest rate sentiment. Year to date, the Russell 2000 index has increased by 2.07%. Over the past week, however, the index has grown by 5.41% a...