A recent article in Bloomberg outlines the viewpoints of a group of strategists and investors (with supporting data graphs) regarding to what degree the current bull run may have staying…
Dartmouth Endowment Returns Hit New High
For the fiscal year ended in June, Dartmouth University’s endowment fund returned a record 14.6% to $4.96 billion, after a nearly 2% decline last year. This according to a recent…
Podcasts of the Week: Ford, Sherman & Thorndike
By Jack M. Forehand — With so many great investing podcasts out there, it can be difficult to identify the best ones. Through our new Podcasts of the Week segment,…
A Trader Betting on Market Turmoil
While betting against market upset has been “one of the longest-running and most profitable trades in recent financial history,” hedge fund manager Christopher Cole is “arguing with the passionate intensity…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch says Emerging Market Bull Run is Underway
Based on its analysis of bull markets since 1976, Bank of America Merrill Lynch says that geopolitical factors, central bank policies and a focus on company earnings are all “distractions”…
Market Timing, Even by Experts, Pays Off Only Modestly
The advice typically given to investors is to “ignore the level of the stock market and never attempt to time it. Meanwhile, “writes Bloomberg columnist Nir Kaissar, “the industry’s brightest…
Bridgewater's Arguments Against Fed Rate Hikes
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, told clients that the Federal Reserve is making a mistake by raising interest rates. This according to a recent article in Business Insider.…
Being a Successful Investor Requires Planning and Tenacity
By John Reese — In a YouTube video from 2009, Succeeding author John Reed tells his audience that to achieve success, a person must say to themselves: “Here are my…
Yale's Trouble with Timber
Yale University’s endowment fund has a chunk of timber holdings, an effort to hedge against inflation, but the holdings are raising controversy as some believe it puts large expanses of…
Value Investing Trends
A recent Morningstar article addresses the persistent lackluster performance of value stocks and whether it is a temporary situation or something more permanent. According to participants in this year’s Morningstar…