Last week was particularly tough for investors as all 11 sectors experienced losses of some extent. The S&P fell 4.6% after the Fed telegraphed that more tightening of short-term rates lies ahead by year’s end, when it was thought that the Fed would “hike and hold,” allowing the three 75-point rate increases of June, July […]
Just as it seemed active managers would struggle to ever beat the S&P 500 after getting trounced in 2021 as stock indexes soared, 2022 is clearly a year where active sector management is at a super-sized premium. The latest SPIVA report, offering research to measure actively managed funds against their relevant index benchmarks worldwide, is […]
Special Announcement from the Publisher I am thrilled to announce the launch of our Eagle Investing Network YouTube Channel. You’ll find lots of great videos to help you navigate the markets and become a better investor. Click here now to check it out — and be sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss any new videos, […]
Special Announcement from the Publisher I am thrilled to announce the launch of our Eagle Investing Network YouTube Channel. You’ll find lots of great videos to help you navigate the markets and become a better investor. Click here now to check it out — and be sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss any new videos, as […]
Special Announcement from the Publisher I am thrilled to announce the launch of our Eagle Investing Network YouTube Channel. You’ll find lots of great videos to help you navigate the markets and become a better investor. Click here now to check it out — and be sure to subscribe, so you don’t miss any new videos, as […]
Friday’s downbeat close took every sector lower, except health care. It was the first session where there were no genuine attempts by investors to buy the intra-day dip, but it was also a day where $2.3 trillion in equity-linked options expired. Some argue this removes a layer of support for the market underneath, and the […]
Back in the day when I was working as a broker at Bear Stearns in San Francisco in 1989, and well before the fall of that storied Wall Street firm, every morning before the market opened, the entire trading floor would gather at 6:00 a.m. to have a pre-market strategy meeting about what to trade […]
One of the most exciting races in all of track and field is the 110-meter-high hurdles, a fierce event that requires extreme focus, grit and determination to succeed in clearing all 10 hurdles without hitting one, which can easily compromise victory. Back in 1981, Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah owned the track and field world as the […]
The stock market enjoyed its best month in a long time, pulling up off of the June lows and putting in a healthy performance for July. Earnings season has been anything but the “whistling by the graveyard” scenario so many notable Wall Street gurus had been touting. After all, they are supposed to have the […]
The headlines crossing the tape of the past week regarding the economy are anything but reassuring, and yet stocks are rising in spite of negative news. For investors trying to make sense of why stocks rally in the face of missed earnings, and in some cases, lower guidance, it can really be a challenge. But […]
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