Positing that the earnings estimates for the S&P 500 for 2022’s first quarter are “overly pessimistic,” strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. believe that Corporate America will easily surpass those…
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Value Veteran Dreifus Balks At Banks
In an interview with CityWireUSA, value veteran Charlie Dreifus and manager of the Royce Special Equity fund discussed his sometimes-unusual approach to investing. Under his management, the $921.3 million small-cap…
Buffett’s $11.6 billion Deal That Started With a Dinner
One of Warren Buffett’s biggest acquisitions in recent years began at a dinner in New York City between the legendary investor and the CEO of Alleghany Corp., Joseph Brandon, reports…
Alpha Boils Down To One Thing In Active Management
Picking the right stocks is the single most important thing to generate alpha, contends an article in Institutional Investor. According to a recent study from Inalytics that is cited in…
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trend Following
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — Something has happened recently that hasn’t happened in quite some time – of the seven major market indices we apply our trend following model to…
The End of Value Winter
In thanks partly to climate transition, Value stocks will continue to shine, says senior portfolio manager Colin Graham in an article for Robeco. Value began to emerge as the world…
Japanese Yen’s Drop Could Indicate Market Trouble
The Japanese yen has dropped 12% against the U.S. dollar so far in 2022 to hit a 20-year low. That could be a risk to markets far beyond Tokyo, such…
The Market’s Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
In the current market, where U.S. stocks are down more than 7% and bonds have dropped nearly 9% so far this year, investors may be feeling the pressure to take…
Buffett To Host Final Charity Lunch For Glide
In what’s being called “the grande finale,” Warren Buffett will auction off a final luncheon for the San Francisco-based charity Glide, reports Bloomberg. Buffett has been hosting the lunch for…
Show Us Your Portfolio: Meb Faber
We have always found it very informative when investors we respect talk about how they manage their personal portfolios. So we decided to start a new segment of the podcast…