To Inform: October has been a rough month for the markets, to say the least, but in a few weeks, we are about to enter what historically has been one of the best 9-12-month periods for the stock market. In the midst of the market turmoil, is Santa Claus getting his sleigh ready to bring […]
To Inform: One of the theories we have after last week’s market correction is that we might see stock market leadership shift to a different group of stocks. So far this year in the U.S., “growth” stocks, particularly technology companies, have dominated “value” and dividend-paying stocks. Based on a number of metrics, the historical relationship […]
To Inform: There are two types of market corrections and anytime market volatility is more extreme than usual, we always need to be asking which of the two types of correction might be happening. A technical or “fear” based correction is typically fast, furious and short lived. There is typically some sort of headline/catalyst (i.e., […]
To Inform: In 2017, global stock markets were firing on all cylinders. Earnings were growing, companies were paying dividends, prices were going up, and a weaker dollar even provided a tailwind for foreign stock returns. In 2018, returns in the global stock market have been harder to come by despite tax reform creating a boost […]
To Inform: In our industry, we tend to throw around the terms “growth” and “value” when trying to describe stocks and investment styles. When you hear us use phrases like “this is a growth stock” or “this mutual fund manager invests in value stocks,” what do we actually mean? Growth companies tend to be those […]
To Inform: Source: Shutterstock Earlier this week I listened to a webcast put on by the fund managers of a flagship “best ideas” global allocation fund from a major investment bank. I’m taking some liberties to summarize a conversation I had with a friend during the webcast, but the conversation went something like this: […]
To Inform: When you buy a bond, you are effectively loaning money out to a government or a corporation with the expectation to be repaid your original loan with interest. A bond repaying you in two years will often pay a different rate of interest than a bond repaying you in ten years. When we […]
To Inform: In the first three months of 2018, only one major asset class had positive performance – emerging market (EM) stocks. Since then, emerging markets have had a significant correction and are now down close to -10% year to date through late August. Is the recent correction a buying opportunity? Despite pressures from a […]
To Inform: Could the stock market be in the early stages of a shift in leadership from “Growth” stocks to “Value” stocks? At this week’s Portfolios at Panera discussion, we talked about major themes which have been areas of focus in The Joseph Group’s Investment Strategy Team meetings. One of those themes is a potential […]
To Inform: We are in the early stages of second-quarter earnings announcements in the U.S., and things are looking positive. In order to grow earnings every year, there are really three levers a company can pull: Revenue Growth – is the company growing their sales numbers? Margin Expansion – is the company reducing costs and/or […]