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U.S. equity markets finished mostly lower this past week as partisan tensions raged on while economic data and corporate earnings reports indicated that the U.S. economy stumbled into the start of 2021. The S&P 500 retreated 1.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped more than 2% ami...
Investors appear almost universally to be pricing for an early-cycle mix of low interest rates and ongoing support from both monetary and fiscal policy, combined with the release of pent-up demand from consumers and manufacturers. Short-term stumbling blocks are not confined to the on...
By a number of metrics, the 2008-2020 period was similar to the 1929-1940 period. However, monetary policy and technology were very different, which disguised some of the similarities. Portfolio positioning for rising populism and ongoing fiscal dominance. For further detail...
U.S. equity markets finished broadly higher on the first week of 2021 despite partisan tensions flaring following the Georgia runoff elections in which Democrats gained a "trifecta" of political control. After finishing 2020 with total returns of 18.4%, the S&P 500 jumped 2.0%. Th...
2020 year-end review of our 8% Income Portfolio. This high-income portfolio has been through a pretty rough patch in the year 2020, but it's mostly back on its feet. The portfolio has been meeting its income goals handily but has not kept up in total returns this past year. We...
SPY remains bullish and remains my highest allocation. IWM will have a 25% allocation which is up from last month. All equity ETFs closed higher in December. The EFA:SPY ratio is starting to look bullish. For further details see: My Current View Of The S&P 500 In...
With the exception of broadly defined commodities and US and foreign property shares, global markets posted solid gains last year. US stocks were the top 2020 performers, with the Russell 3000 Index surging 20.9% last year. US REITs saw the deepest loss for the major asset classes...
EFV's purpose is to track the investment results of the MSCI EAFE Value Index, which represents a narrower fraction of the MSCI EAFE Index since equities with poor value characteristics were removed. P/E, P/B, and dividend yield are not the best choice in many complex cases....
India, the world's largest democracy, presents multiple investment risks and rewards while possibly acting as a counterbalance to portfolios overexposed to Chinese assets. Invesco India ETF is the fund manager’s South-Asia focused offering and provides investors with broad expo...
EFA has a modest standardized yield of 1.85% coupled with low volatility signified by a 0.88 3-year beta and a higher earnings yield compared to the S&P 500. Investing laser-focused on the developed world only, in fact, exists only on paper. Combined, the ten largest holdings ...
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2024-05-30 13:18:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
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2024-05-10 14:22:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...