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Alliance Bernstein: From Beta to Alpha
WHY IT WILL PAY TO BE THE LAST ACTIVE INVESTOR STANDING Passive equity strategies have seen massive inflows over the last decade, in part because of active management’s struggles. But the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward active today—and leaving active out of the equation could be leaving money on the table. Click to […]
LPL: What Happened Last Week Has Bulls Smiling
What Happened Last Week Has Bulls Smiling Posted by lplresearch What a difference a week can make. Last Tuesday the S&P 500 Index closed at a new five-month low and there were many growing concerns. From China trade issues, to peak earnings, to slowing global growth, to a potential Federal Reserve policy mistake—the list added […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended November 2nd
Bruising October A rally over the final two days of the month took only a little of the edge off the U.S. stock market’s worst October performance since 2008. The 6.9% decline in the S&P 500 was the biggest drop for any month in seven years, leaving the index with only a tiny gain over […]
Charles Schwab: What to Expect in a Bear Market for Global Stocks
Key Points Stock markets around the world seem to be retracing their usual late cycle path and may be signaling a recession and bear market right around the corner, as you can see in the chart below of the MSCI World Index. If so, it may be worth looking back at what a typical recession […]
Goldman Sachs: 10 Thoughts on the October 10 Market Selloff
Overview On October 10, global equity markets tumbled, led by the US, with the S&P 500 Index declining -3.3%. The VIX Index—a measure of US equity market volatility—spiked above 20 to its highest level in six months. The event was US equity market centric, while the response in other assets and regions was relatively modest. […]
LPL: A Silver Lining
It’s been a rocky ride so far in October, but there is a silver lining. “Incredibly, the S&P 500 during a midterm year has never finished lower if you bought the October low and held till the end of the year,” explained LPL Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. Of course, no one can pick a […]
Bloomberg Markets and Kevin Miller: BlackRock’s Value Stock ETF Sees the Most Inflows This Year
In the midst of a market storm, exchange-traded fund buyers are hiding out in the bargain bin. Investors poured $423 million into the $35 billion iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, ticker IWD, last week, the second largest weekly inflow this year and most since July. The BlackRock Inc. fund has taken in $580 million in […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended October 26th
Hit from all sides The negative factors for stocks were wide ranging in the latest week. Among the headwinds were disappointing earnings and revenue guidance from key technology companies, worries about further U.S.-China trade tariffs, continued economic weakness in China and Europe, anxiety over U.S. interest-rate hikes, and the aging of a bull market that’s […]
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The E-Valuator has been recognized by FINEXT as the Innovator In Finance for 2018. Congratulations to The E-Valuator CEO Kevin Miller!
WINNER! Innovator In Finance for 2018
The E-Valuator has been recognized by FINEXT as the Innovator In Finance for 2018. Congratulations to The E-Valuator CEO Kevin Miller!