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James Picerno is a veteran financial journalist and has been writing about portfolio strategies, investment products, and macroeconomics since the early 1990s at Bloomberg, Dow Jones and other media groups before becoming an independent writer/analyst/consultant in 2008. He’s currently ...more

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US Economy Remains On Track To Slow In Fourth Quarter
The median for the October-through-December quarter is a 1.5% gain, which marks another slowdown from Q3’s 1.9% rise.
US Bonds, Foreign REITs Were Haven From Selling Last Week
Most of the major asset classes lost ground last week, according to a set of exchange-traded funds. Bucking the downside trend: US investment grade bonds and foreign real estate shares.
US Small-Cap Stocks Continue To Trail Large Caps In 2019
Advocates of small-cap equities keep talking about the possibility of a revival for these shares, but year-to-date results suggest otherwise, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
US Business Cycle Risk Report - Wednesday, Nov. 20
US economic growth has slowed but signs that the macro trend is stabilizing suggest that the recent downshift won’t lead to a recession in the immediate future.
Stock Market’s Optimism Vs. Worrisome Economic Data
Judging by the US stock market, the economic outlook is optimistic in no trivial degree. The S&P 500 Index rose for a fifth straight day on Monday (Nov. 18), ticking up to another record high.
US Real Estate Investment Trusts Topped Market Gains Last Week
US real estate investment trusts (REITs) rallied last week, posting the strongest gain for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. US REITs also continue to lead global markets with the highest one-year return as well.
Technology’s Lead Widens Over Rest Of US Equity Sectors
Tech has been a strong performer for most of the year, but in recent weeks its outperformance has accelerated over the rest of the major US equity sectors, based on a set of exchange traded funds.
Are Bond Funds Misreporting Their Portfolio Holdings?
Do you know what’s in your bond fund’s portfolio? A recent study finds that a surprisingly large number of funds are fudging the data. As a result, one or more of the bond mutual funds you own may be riskier than you think.
Value Stocks Lead Growth In 2019 Across All Capitalization Buckets
Has the tipping point for the value factor’s renaissance in US equities finally arrived?
US Economic Slowdown Expected To Continue In Q4
Preliminary estimates of US economic activity for the fourth quarter are pointing to another downshift in growth.
What’s The Best Methodology For Measuring Drawdown Risk?
Drawdown comes in several flavors and so investors need to think carefully when deploying this metric in the quest to identify genuinely skillful portfolio results.
Bull Market In US Bonds Still Running Hot In 2019
Fixed-income investing has been a winner in no small degree this year. Throwing money at almost any slice of US bonds has been a winning decision, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
Inflation Expectations At Record Low As Treasury Forecast Rises
There’s still a number of conflicting signals for the inflation outlook. From a policy perspective at the Fed, however, a bias for higher pricing pressure is conspicuous.
Risk Premia Forecasts: Major Asset Classes - Tuesday, Nov. 5
The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index continued to tick higher in October, rising to an annualized 4.8%.
US Stocks Led Most Global Markets Higher Last Week
Equities in the United States edged out the rest of the world for the trading week’s performances ended Friday, Nov. 1, based on a set of exchange-traded funds that represent the major asset classes.
US Payrolls Rose In October But 1-Year Trend Is Still Slipping
Companies added more workers than expected in October, according to the US Labor Department.
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