Investors, like children on Christmas Eve, expect Santa Claus to come down the chimney, walk to Wall Street and deliver the rewarding gift of a stock market rally. This year, however, investors might be better off betting on a lump of coal, rather than waiting for tangible stock market gains to emerge this holiday season, …
Why stock investors shouldn’t count on a “Santa Claus” rally this year Read More »
It’s still a bear market, according to the relative strength ranking of the US stock market sector. This is because the sectors that generally do best at the end of bear markets have been lagging lately. Conversely, sectors that usually do the worst at the end of bear markets have outperformed. This is not what …
These stock sectors should be strong if the bulls are really in control Read More »
Across markets, familiar trading patterns for stocks, bonds and commodities that have held for months are starting to unravel as financial markets grapple with expectations that the US economy will sink. into a recession next year, market analysts told MarketWatch. The S&P 500 SPX index, +0.75% had its longest losing streak in nearly two months …
Small-cap stocks are trading near a two-decade low against large-cap stocks. When the stock market rebounds next year, as many investment banking strategists expect, these smaller companies could outperform. Below is a screen of analyst favorite small cap stocks for 2023, taken from the S&P Small Cap 600 SML Index, that requires businesses to be …
OK, so a million dollars isn’t what it used to be. That’s the worry of a surprising number of American millionaires. At least that’s what fund management giant Natixis, which owns bond boutique Loomis Sayles, among other companies, reports. Natixis surveyed around 1,600 people with at least $1 million in “investable assets”. And just over …
Can you still retire with $1 million? That’s what today’s millionaires want to know. Read More »
Most cryptocurrencies are likely to be regulated as securities in the United States according to Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The renewed focus on regulating cryptocurrencies as securities comes in light of the recent FTX implosion, which wiped countless billions from the market, sent consumer funds into limbo and …
Crypto will be regulated as securities – ICE boss and Senator Warren Read More »
For Ryan Decker, surviving the holiday shopping season is all about planning ahead. In fact, if he sees a gift for one of his two young sons in March, he’ll go ahead and buy it, instead of rushing through his shopping list in December. “It eases the burden a lot,” he says, making his December …
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Bear markets, like the one in 2022, usually leave little hiding place for investors. Most stocks are priced on some level of growth, and therefore when fear of a recession or rising interest rates arises, most stocks fall. However, some stocks provide a diversification effect on one’s portfolio, in that they tend to separate themselves …
3 Dividend Stocks with Low Volatility and Above-Average Returns Read More »
Fund managers White Shoe Boston GMO – founded by Jeremy Grantham – are pulling the spotlight this year with their “equity dislocation” investment strategy. This strategy, unveiled almost exactly two years ago, buys the cheapest “value” stocks, then bets against the most expensive “growth” stocks. This “equity dislocation” portfolio gained a stunning 21% from October …
Here’s how a hedge fund bucks the tide and beats the markets Read More »
The stock market has spat at times over the past three weeks, but statements from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday prompted the S&P 500 SPX, -0.09% jump above a technical resistance level at 4030 points. The benchmark is now challenging the downward 200-day moving average (MA) and the trendline that defines the bear …
The S&P 500 is about to cross a level that could spell the end of the bear market Read More »
