A key U.S. inflation report looms over Wall Street. How to trade it
The October personal consumption expenditures price index report has many investors wondering how it may impact the postelection market rally. The S & P equal weight index has outperformed the market cap-weighted S & P 500 since Nov. 5. On top of that, more than 100 S & P companies hit new highs on Monday. […]
How to invest for a lower interest rate environment
It could be time to rethink popular portfolio strategies for a lower interest rate environment. The Federal Reserve’s half-percent rate cut on Wednesday marked the first time in more than four years it moved to lower the benchmark interest rate. According to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, investors should start thinking about how the changing […]
Small caps are outperforming large caps. How to use charts to find buy candidates in the group
There has been a lot of discussion about the recent outperformance of the Russell 2000 Index , the small-cap benchmark, to the broader market Let’s take a look back at what the Russell 2000 has actually done and what specific areas of the index to look for opportunities. The outperformance of the iShares Russell 2000 […]