Fiduciaries may be overlooking a “very simple and lucrative source of expected returns,” according to a recent article in Chief Investment Officer. The article explains how fund return forecasts are…
Soros: Global Financial Crisis Brewing
In a recent speech, billionaire money manager George Soros warned that the European Union is facing an “imminent existential threat,” according to an article in Bloomberg. Soros cited a surging…
Insights on Exploiting the Inefficiencies in Small-Cap Stocks
A recent article in Advisor Perspectives outlines an interview with Judd Peters, a portfolio manager of the Hotchkis & Wiley Small Cap Diversified Value Fund. Here are some highlights: Investment…
Goldman: Stocks May Be Hearing Credit Warning Bell
Strategists at Goldman Sachs say that U.S. investment-grade debt has trailed equities for a month and has been “behaving in a way that portended the last big equity shakeup,” according…
U.S. Investors Return Home as Global Growth Wanes
Economic worries overseas are leading investors to return to U.S. stocks, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. The article reports that recently, global stocks have underperformed U.S.…
U.S. Bond Payments Exceed That of Other Developed Nations
For the first time in almost twenty years, U.S. government bonds are paying more than investors in debt from other developed countries, according to The Wall Street Journal, which says…
Small-Cap ETFs Showing Big Returns
Small-caps are poised to get a “significant boost this year,” according to a recent article in Barron’s. “While much of the broad market has been stuck in the mud,” the…
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Below are links to our most popular posts for this week on Validea’s Guru Investor blog. [1] Tools You’ll Need for the Next Bear Market [2] Emerging Markets in Tough Spot,…
Quant Bets Divided Over Timing of U.S. Cycle
Wall Street’s quant investors are divided concerning which side of the U.S. business cycle to bet on—and both sides are making what a recent Bloomberg article describes as “high-stakes” calls.…
The Small-Cap Rally Mystery
Small caps have had a good year so far, but the reasons investors favor this asset class may not explain its outperformance, according to a recent article in The Wall…