The theme of my Tuesday blog article was the fact investors have a high allocation to stocks relative to history and this could be a symptom that exacerbates a…
Bullish Investor Sentiment Might Be Bearish For Stocks
With the year 2024 approaching an end, most equity investors can cheer the strong year that has followed 2023. Over the course of the last two years, equity…
Equity Markets Mostly Ignore a Government Shutdown
The House of Representatives failed to pass a temporary government funding bill Thursday and if a funding deal is not reached before Friday at midnight, the U…
S&P 500 Index is Now More Like a Technology Sector Investment
A quick update on my article from a few weeks ago on index concentration. I touched on the percentage concentration of the Top Ten stocks within the index, but…
Positive Flows into Equities Accelerate After the Election
With the election now two weeks behind investors, data on fund flows shows the removal of election uncertainty is leading to a pick-up in the level of…
Valuations Extended But Earnings Growth Accelerating
The S&P 500 Index has enjoyed strong returns in 2023, up over 26%, and year to date in 2024, up over 23%. Earnings growth has been strong up low to mid-teens…
