RSP News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight From 11/27/23

2023-11-27 08:33:00 ET Summary While there has been a sharp decline in the expected Q4 ’23 S&P 500 EPS growth rate from 12.7% on 9/30/23 to 5.4% on 11/24/23, this is less worrisome given the y.y compare with Q4 ’22. The S&P 500 has not made a new high since t...

2023-11-27 03:08:00 ET Summary Q4 ’23 S&P 500 EPS has a weak comparison vs. year ago, to be sure, and if we “ex-Energy” from Q4 ’22, the quarter was even weaker at -7.2%. The one critical aspect to earnings reports that began last week with Walmart ...

2023-11-24 02:30:00 ET Summary The economy continues to experience respectable growth, with the advanced report on third quarter GDP showing the economy grew 4.9%. This follows the second quarter GDP growth rate of 2.1%. Also showing favorable results are company earnings reports ...

2023-11-24 02:12:29 ET Summary Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF is a competitor to Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF with cheaper fees and a monthly rebalancing. A more frequent rebalancing may be an edge in certain market conditions, but a drag in other one...

2023-11-22 15:55:18 ET Summary The Magnificent Seven has led the market higher throughout 2023 and are responsible for most of the gains in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ year to date. However, these mega-caps have seen significant increases in their valuation ratios that have outpace...

2023-11-21 20:30:00 ET Summary There was a government-spending-fuelled burst of economic activity in the US during the third quarter of this year that led to a high GDP growth number being reported for the quarter. Continuous Claims bottomed in September 2022, moved higher into Ap...

2023-11-21 20:15:00 ET Summary There is a gradual thawing of the pessimism that has wracked equity prices since the end of 2021. The important economic trends continued to trend higher despite most investors expecting a recession that has not occurred and not likely to occur near ...

2023-11-21 09:48:00 ET Summary From the standpoint of systematic monetary policy, the Federal Funds rate remains below, not above, levels that have historically been consistent with prevailing core inflation, output, employment, and sales. Emphatically, our investment discipline i...

2023-11-21 07:40:00 ET Summary When the end of the year comes, and you look at your performance relative to the S&P 500 index, you will likely be disappointed. The financial services industry is predicated on upsetting people so that they will move money around in a frenzy. ...

2023-11-21 06:30:00 ET Summary Stock markets can go up a lot without a correction, but then when a correction comes, it tends to be a lot bigger than most people would like it to be. From a seasonal perspective, Thanksgiving week tends to be one of the most positive weeks of the y...