RSP News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight From 10/26/23

2023-10-26 11:36:20 ET Summary I am increasing my equity exposure despite an imperfect setup due to the low valuation of the S&P 600 and S&P 400 indexes. Equal-weighted indexes historically outperform market cap weighted indexes, and I believe the current dominance of larg...

2023-10-25 20:35:00 ET Summary With each passing day this year, it seems as though the underperformance of small caps relative to large caps keeps getting wider. While the small-cap Russell 2000 is currently down over 30% from its post-Covid highs and within 1% of a multi-year low...

2023-10-25 10:25:58 ET Summary Small-cap investing has changed and may no longer add significant value to portfolios compared to the past. The S&P 500 has become skewed toward larger companies, making lower-capitalization stocks within the index the "new small-cap stocks.". ...

2023-10-24 16:14:00 ET Summary I believe that the market is ripe for a correction and investors are not pricing this in. Low volatility poses risks as it suggests a level of complacency that could react negatively to bad news. Rising interest rates and financial obligations fo...

2023-10-23 07:00:00 ET Summary Investing is a learning process that requires time and a willingness to learn from mistakes and successes. Starting with a 1% portfolio weighting and not rebalancing allows winners to compound while limiting losses. Having a meaningful sample siz...

2023-10-21 00:30:00 ET Summary The Transports and the Semis are two groups typically viewed as "leading" indicators for the broader market. While the Transports (Dow Transportation Index) are now up 15.3% compared to the S&P 500's gain of 19.5%, Semis (Philly Sox Index) are st...

2023-10-20 18:17:40 ET Summary Traditional signs of a recession have been ignored by the market for many quarters now. These include an inverted yield curve and 18 months of straight declines in the LEI. However, the market has started to backtrack since August, coinciding with se...

2023-10-20 04:30:00 ET Summary Rising inflation precedes recessions, and monetary policy actions are pro-cyclical rather than counter-cyclical. The combination of fiscal stimulus and monetary expansion has resulted in negative net national saving, which will impair economic growth...

2023-10-19 10:30:00 ET Summary While the US economy has been resilient this year, the lagged effects of tightening are likely still to come. Inflation expectations, credit spreads, corporate credit, employment, and housing aren’t in recession territory. The yield curve,...

2023-10-19 10:06:00 ET Summary Although American shares continue to hold on to a strong rally from the year-ago bottom, reclaiming the previous market peak is nowhere on the near-term horizon. The current drawdown is the ninth-longest on record since 1950. At this point in history...