…it says, “has yet to be fully determined. Some have argued that the shrinking supply of public companies, coupled with greater demand for stocks because of mutual funds and ETFs,…
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Copper Better Hedge than Gold
…That said, Bloomberg points out that “not everyone is convinced inflation is going to take off, especially with low prices for energy, perhaps the biggest commodity influence on consumer costs.”…
Fairholme Fund Manager Berkowitz Bets on Sears
…“he always has promised his investors ultra-concentrated, often contrarian bets and high volatility was a likely result.” Berkowitz started growing the fund’s Sears holdings in late 2005, according to WSJ,…
Bond Yields Will Probably Stay Low
…expectations have called for higher bond yields and the death of the 35-year bond bull market. Yet, 10-year Treasury yields are now nearly 200 basis points lower than in 2010.”…
Zweig: The Challenge of a Smaller Stock Pool
…can stay private for longer periods of time), and the increase in private-equity funds (whose buyouts take shares off the market). According to Michael Mauboussin, investment strategist at Credit Suisse,…
Study Finds that Simple is Better in Mutual Fund Management
…out that complex strategies once served hedge funds well, when they could “exploit investment niches that rival funds, including hedge fund-like mutual funds, failed to pursue.” Since then, however, most…
Five Stocks that Satisfy Piotroski's Book/Market Model
…its return-on-assets and operating cash flow. Telefonica Brasil SA (VIV) is a mobile telecommunications company in Brazil that scores well based on its price-cash flow, price-book value and price-dividend ratios….
Hedge Funds Perform When Managers are Vested and Inflows are Limited
…alphas.” The study also shows that when funds raise outside capital, managers are “compensated primarily from managerial fees and leave little value to outside investors.” Funds with no outside capital,…
Validea Hot List Newsletter: Mid-Year Review
…private wages and salaries. U.S. retail and food services sales for May, however, were down 0.3% from April. The market’s volatility has been relatively muted recently, lower than it has…
Index Fund Pioneer Warming to Computer-Generated Trading
…says Malkiel, can deliver the approach at low cost and with tax efficiency. The change of heart followed his firm’s in-depth research of “decades of academic research into efficient markets,”…