RZG News and Press, Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Growth From 08/15/22

Long-term investors need to have a strategy they can stick with no matter what happens, a strategy that keeps them on an even keel. Investing is hard and determining your risk tolerance is far from an exact science. There are a lot of people these days who seem to want the market ...

We see company earnings deteriorating amid a rotation in consumer spending and a sputtering restart. This is partly why we remain cautious on stocks. Stocks jumped on hopes of the Fed pausing hikes soon as inflation edges lower. We think that’s premature and see inflation settl...

Paradoxically, the prediction business can be very profitable for some - and not because their predictions are correct. Being out at the wrong time - it's hard to get back in. Observations on beating the market. Since the June 16 bottom, we've enjoyed a really nice mov...

A lower-than-expected rate of inflation ignites animal spirits. The S&P 500 has retraced 50% of its bear-market decline. It does not look like the June low will be retested, giving birth to a new bull market. Last week I asserted that this bear-market bounce in the s...

Inflation is becoming ingrained. That’s bad news for us and bad news for the Federal Reserve. The notion that we were going to have a head-scratcher of a rally is playing out just like we said. Now would be the perfect time to come out with a surprise rate hike. The market ...

Market participants that are expecting a Fed "pivot" might be in for an unpleasant surprise. We could easily see some data that shows resurgent inflation. We will hear the Fed minutes, which could have a negative impact to the rally. Another Prediction (Again) I know...

This past week's performance of the S&P 500 Index, up 3.25% and up in four of the last five weeks, has resulted in the index price moving through important technical levels. A near-term consolidation or pullback would not be at all surprising and a healthy market occurrence. I...

While the interest rate-sensitive housing sector may still feel the squeeze, we note that activity is at historically strong levels. Existing home sales have come off a bit more. They are expected to have fallen for the sixth consecutive month in July. While the housing market is ...

July consumer price inflation data were somewhat better than forecast. Instead of increasing 0.2%, headline CPI was flat for the month. The Nasdaq100 advanced 2.8% Wednesday, while the small cap Russell 2000 jumped 3.0%. CPI hit during a key juncture for market Speculative Dynamic...

Coming together for an extraordinary experience. Five key takeaways for the second half of 2022 and beyond. Thoughts on fishing in Maine and current portfolio allocation. Remember this age-old question? If you could pick three people to invite to dinner, who would ...