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- PA TIPS Are Paying 3% Above Inflation. Is That Better Than Stocks?
TIPS Are Paying 3% Above Inflation. Is That Better Than Stocks?
Michael P. Lebowitz
- PA When Markets Get This Concentrated, What You Don’t Own Matters
When Markets Get This Concentrated, What You Don’t Own Matters
When the benchmark gets crowded, the courage to say “no” may prove more valuable over time than defaulting to “yes.”
Alliance Bernstein
- PA Midterm Stock Market Pullbacks Have Often Led to Double-Digit Gains
Midterm Stock Market Pullbacks Have Often Led to Double-Digit Gains
Stay invested. Stay diversified. And try not to let the noise between now and November 3 make your decisions for you.
Frank Holmes
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- PA Record Highs: Should You Chase the Stock Market Rally?
Record Highs: Should You Chase the Stock Market Rally?
Does that mean sell everything and hide? No. It means take the gifts the market is handing you now, while it is still handing them out.
Lance Roberts
- PA Momentum Is Up 30% — And More Crowded Than the Dot-Com Bubble
Momentum Is Up 30% — And More Crowded Than the Dot-Com Bubble
The S&P 500 Momentum Index has surged more than 30% year-to-date but has been punctuated by sharp reversals.
Calamos
- PA The Yen Crisis Isn’t What You Think. Here’s What Investors Need to Know
The Yen Crisis Isn’t What You Think. Here’s What Investors Need to Know
Every time somebody touches the plumbing of the financial system, the same story writes itself on social media before the ink is dry.
Lance Roberts
- PA The Cycle Persists Through Geopolitical Disruption
The Cycle Persists Through Geopolitical Disruption
We maintain a positive but cautious risk posture; the war in Iran is a disruption within a mid-cycle expansion, not a catalyst for US economic contraction.
Calamos
- PA When Extremes Reverse - The Case for Deep Value
When Extremes Reverse - The Case for Deep Value
We examine why the current environment may present a compelling opportunity to increase allocations to deep value and high-dividend-yield equities.
Donald Steinbrugge
- PA The $58 Billion Defense Boom Has a Problem: America Can’t Build Fast Enough
The $58 Billion Defense Boom Has a Problem: America Can’t Build Fast Enough
When Washington wants more missiles, these smaller firms are the ones that have to add shifts, buy machines and pour concrete.
Frank Holmes
- PA AI’s $1.65 Trillion Debt Story Is Mostly About One Company
AI’s $1.65 Trillion Debt Story Is Mostly About One Company
Nikkei Asia’s reporting of hyperscalers’ hidden debt doesn’t change our conclusion, but it does complicate it as we will explain.
Michael P. Lebowitz
- PA Markets Are Raising Rates Even as Fed Stands Still
Markets Are Raising Rates Even as Fed Stands Still
Markets will always move first, but successful long-term investors build portfolios capable of moving with them.
Matt Gentzkow
- PA The Coming IPO Wave Could Make Portfolio Concentration Even Harder To Ignore
The Coming IPO Wave Could Make Portfolio Concentration Even Harder To Ignore
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