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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

Those of you looking for income might consider putting fresh money to work building a bespoke muni portfolio, or buying the appropriate muni fund for your circumstances. ( Depending on the specifics a 4.5-5% 5% muni yield is the taxable equivalent of 8-10%. we are happy to help ). Regime Change : The shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus.

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Why Is the Fed Always Late to the Party?

The Big Picture

If only the Fed didn’t do X, our portfolio would have been much better” seems to be a terrible approach to managing assets for clients. 2020s : Remained on emergency footing post Covid, despite broad evidence of economic recovery. How Greenspan Became the ex-Maestro (August 11, 2014). Blame the Fed For Everything!

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Perhaps we’ve all just become economic snowflakes? Previously, she was Senior Portfolio Manager for PGIM Real Estate’s flagship core equity real estate fund. Finance in 2023 The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2014-2023) Source: Visual Capitalist Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~ I am still on book leave!

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Four Warren Buffett Holdings That Also Pass His Quantitative Tests

Validea

A high ROE often indicates a company has a durable competitive advantage or “economic moat.” per share in 2014 to $6.13 Apple’s brand power, ecosystem of products and services, and loyal customer base provide the type of economic moat Buffett seeks. in 2014 to $11.83 in 2014 to $6.87 per share.

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How Will Indian Stock Markets React to 2024 Elections?

Trade Brains

Not only the elections but also the presentation of the budget, economic policies, the popularity of the leader, economic events and other factors, can send ripples through the stock market. Before the May 2014 election, the Sensex went up by 16.6% in one month and 20.6% in one year. How Markets Performed During Past Elections?

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Equity Beat: In Consideration of the Macro

Brown Advisory

But we never forget that we manage diversified portfolios, and those portfolios are indeed affected by macro factors; inflation, interest rates, bank liquidity and other issues facing the economy will of course influence the prospects of the companies we hold in our strategies.

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World Stock Market Performance: 10 Year Returns of Major Global Indices

Trade Brains

These are the benchmarks used to measure the performance of mutual funds, individual stocks, and investment portfolios. In the past 10 years, the index has had substantial growth, and it has increased by 301.90% from July 2014 until July 2024. The NASDAQ has a market capitalisation of US $25.966 trillion as of May 2024.