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There’s been a great deal of discussion about the NASDAQ’s ability to log an 11-year high this past week. What hasn’t been mentioned, however, is that the tech-heavy composite remains 42.5%... read more »
In January, the S&P 500 rocketed 4.4%… the largest monthly run-up for U.S. stocks since 1997. At the same time, 5-year U.S treasury bond yields hit record lows and the yields on 10-year... read more »
Though the year is still very young, 2012 has gotten off to a promising start for investors. Major stock indexes have generally climbed higher throughout the first few weeks thanks to a number of... read more »
Morningstar used to be a one-trick pony. The company rated mutual funds… and they weren’t particularly good at it. For instance, in 1999, nearly every investment in the Janus stable held 4 or 5... read more »
It's been a good year so far for risky assets. Year-to-date returns don't mean much at this point, but the out-of-the-gate start keeps hope alive. Yet the crowd always finds a reason to worry and the... read more »
The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011.... read more »
The S&P 500 SPDR Trust (SPY) began 2012 with a bang, collecting 1.6% in the initial session. Yet it was far from the most impressive showing on Tuesday, January 3. Consider the performance of... read more »
Is it possible that commentators have underestimated Warren Buffett’s flexibility? Indeed, the Oracle of Omaha is best known for buying the cheapest names on “boring” brand name... read more »
In the 5-year bull market from 10/2002 through 9/2007, large-cap indexes typically carried price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios ranging from 17-18. Perma-bears harped on these “valuations” throughout... read more »
Over the years I've used a chart that tries to measure how offensive or defensive the market feels. Colleague Boris Simonder introduced me tot eh concept and I've been using readily available ETFs to... read more »
