30 years ago, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, the first of its kind, launched and revolutionized investing by allowing investors to buy and sells stocks via one publicly-traded share—the…
Day: January 27, 2023
Popular 401K Funds Rebound
Active equity funds in 401(k)s, top-heavy with tech stocks, plummeted last year thanks to the tech rout but are now seeing a welcome boost, reports an article in Bloomberg. Several…
Grantham Warns Investors
Don’t get too happy about the start-of-the-year rally, cautions co-founder of GMO Jeremy Grantham. In a recent paper, the well-known investment strategist predicts that U.S. stocks have further to decline…
Is Value Investing The Way To Go In 2023?
Value investing is poised for a comeback this year, as the Fed plans to raise interest rates further in its effort to cool inflation, contends an article in Yahoo! Finance.…
The Most Important Investing Lesson: Peter Lazaroff
Plancorp CIO Peter Lazaroff shares the one lesson he would teach the average investor. See full interview with Peter Lazaroff
Investing Shorts: Why Does Momentum Investing Work?
Justin Carbonneau and Jack Forehand discuss the reasons that momentum investing works. See full episode
Central Banks Must Finish The Job, Says Summers
In remarks made at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said that the “greatest tragedy” for the worldwide economy would be if central…
Global Bond Sales Start Off 2023 With Record $600 Billion
The new issue market is booming, starting off 2023 with sales of nearly $600 billion, fueled by a worldwide rally that’s seen every type of bond soar 4.1%, reports an…
Recession Odds Fall Sharply According To JP Morgan’s Model
While fears of a recession are still roiling Wall Street, a trading model devised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. actually shows that the odds of a recession being priced into…
Gold’s Awakening May Make Investors Restless
Gold has been quietly outperforming stocks for the last three months, an event that hasn’t happened in 50 years, reports an article in Barron’s that cites research data from Strategas…