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Research links: financial charlatans

Abnormal Returns

papers.ssrn.com) How 'good' and 'bad' inflation affect financial markets. papers.ssrn.com) A round-up of research on market analytics including 'Regime-Based Strategic Asset Allocation.' (papers.ssrn.com) How complex 10-Ks affect analyst forecasts. capitalspectator.com)

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Financial Market Round-Up – Apr’24

Truemind Capital

Consequently, the portfolio allocation should reflect these probabilities depending on the risk profiles. Therefore, we maintain our underweight position to equity (check the Model Portfolio Current asset allocation below). One can consider debt portfolios with floating rate instruments for long-term allocation.

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Negative effects of a prolonged bull market

Truemind Capital

Like the circle of life, good times are followed by bad times, and bad times are followed by good times, stock markets also go through cycles of excessive greed/optimism to excessive fear/pessimism. For the sustainable long-term progress of financial markets, corrections are healthy and useful.

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Negative effects of Bull Market

Truemind Capital

Like the circle of life, good times are followed by bad times, and bad times are followed by good times, stock markets also go through cycles of excessive greed/optimism to excessive fear/pessimism. For the sustainable long-term progress of financial markets, corrections are healthy and useful.

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Three Things – Weekend Reading

Discipline Funds

And one thing I’ve become convinced of is that this is the absolute most challenging period in someone’s financial life because that’s the period where your time horizon becomes most uncertain. 3) When ETFs Become Weapons of Financial Destruction. Asset allocation should be mostly boring.

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Friday links: a complex reality

Abnormal Returns

theirrelevantinvestor.com) A proper asset allocation is a precondition to avoid market-related panic. rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Joe Wiggins, "Financial markets are about the decisions made by other people." (institutionalinvestor.com) Options trading is booming.

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2023 Midyear Outlook: Asset Allocation Risks and Opportunities

Advisor Perspectives

What a year it has been for financial markets. There have been several negative factors in play, including a high-single-digit inflation print, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and several regional bank failures. Nonetheless, the S&P 500 finished the second quarter up 17 percent for the year. Go figure!