by Lance Roberts | Mar 5, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Valuation metrics have little to do with what the market will do over the next few days or months. However, they are essential to future outcomes and shouldn’t be dismissed during the surge in bullish sentiment. Just recently, Bank of America noted that the market is...
by Lance Roberts | Mar 1, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
After over two years, retail investors, also known as the “dumb money,” are almost back to breakeven. A recent chart by Vanda Research shows that the average retail “dumb money” investor portfolio still sports a drawdown despite the markets making new all-time highs....
by Lance Roberts | Feb 27, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
“When you sit down with your portfolio management team, and the first comment made is ‘this is nuts,’ it’s probably time to think about your overall portfolio risk. On Friday, that was how the investment committee both started and ended – ‘this is nuts.’” – January...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 23, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Recently, retail investors have started chasing small-cap stocks in hopes of both a rate-cutting cycle by the Federal Reserve and avoiding a recession. Such would seem logical given that, historically, small capitalization companies tend to perform best during the...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 20, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Don’t fear all-time highs in the market. Such is a natural response for investors who are concerned about market risk. However, rather than fearing market exuberance, we must understand what drives it. There is an essential concept investors should understand about...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 16, 2024 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Regarding the surprisingly strong employment data, Fed Chair Powell said the quiet part out loud. The media hopes you didn’t hear it as we head into a contentious election in November. Over the last several months, we have seen repeated employment reports from the...
