“Stock investors are welcoming money-losing companies into public markets this year with open arms,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. Citing data compiled by University of Florida…
Day: November 21, 2018
Withdrawal Strategy Suggested by Stanford for Affluent Boomers
An article posted last month in Financial Advisor magazine suggests that financial advisors consider a withdrawal strategy recommended by the Stanford Center on Longevity to “help clients have enough money…
Zweig: "Smart" Money is Bailing on U.S. Stocks
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig writes that while data shows how the S&P 500 has outperformed international stocks for years, the numbers can “play tricks on you. It still…
Businesses are Guiding Down Earnings Estimates
According to an article in Bloomberg, “the number of S&P 500 companies saying profits will trail analyst estimates outnumbered those saying they’ll beat them by a ratio of 8-to-1 in…
When Your Experience Fails You
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Because it’s easier, we’re inclined to use our recent experience as the baseline for what will happen in the future. In many situations, this bias works…