2020 will be a memorable year for all of us, but for those in the markets it will be particularly memorable as we are seeing many things that have never…
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Why the S&P 500 is an Active Portfolio, and Other Observations on the Stages of Active Management (Ep. 44)
Active management deserves all the criticism it gets. After all, over 80% of equity managers underperform their benchmarks over the long-term and active managers charge vastly higher fees compared to…
Gap Between Dow and S&P 500 Set to Widen
The tech-light Dow has struggled this year to keep pace with the tech-heavy S&P 500’s gains, and Apple’s recent stock split only accentuates the divide. This according to a recent…
The S&P 500 May Follow Its Own Path
Based on technical analysis of stock market movements, an 85-year trend for the S&P 500, “shows the equity benchmark could rise past 4,000 in the next eight years—an 81 percent…
Equal Weighting Can Beat the Market
Long term data suggest that investors can beat the market by holding the same stocks as those included in the S&P 500, if given equal weighting. This according to Validea…
Index Battle: S&P 500 vs ... S&P 500?
Investors have been waiting for more than four years now for the S&P 500 to eclipse its October 2007 high. But, according to SmartMoney’s Jack Hough, the index has already…