Hulbert: Bitcoin Will Never Replace Gold
In an article for Barron’s, Mark Hulbert outlines the findings published in a paper by University of Chicago economics professor Eric Budish…
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Global Return August 2018 Commentary: Thinking Differently
By Jacob Wolinsky Dear Friends, For the month of August, we generated a net return of 2.09%. We ended the month with…
Quality-Focused ETF Sees Uptick in Inflows
The Nasdaq Composite hasn’t been able to sustain a scorching August that saw the index gain 5.71% and 2.15% the previous month,…
How Corporate Bonds Work
Bonds are a typical way to diversify a portfolio and generate reliable income. The video below educates investors who are new to…
Long Way from ECB Buying Italian Bonds
On “Bloomberg Surveillance,” Simon French, chief economist at Panmure Gordon, discusses Italian political risk and its impact on bond markets and the…
How to Trade Bond Futures
For new investors, the stock market is the first place to flock to, but the U.S. Treasury bond markets arguably have the…
Why an Inverted Yield Curve May Not Mean a Recession
On “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas,” Megan Greene, chief economist at Manulife Asset Management, and Kathryn Rooney Vera, head of global research at BullTick…
First Trust Adds 3 Multi-Factor ETFs Emphasizing Forward Momentum
First Trust Advisors LP launched three more smart beta ETFs with a focus on the momentum theme as a way to potentially…
Good Situation for Bond Investment in China, Says Strategist
As opposed to equities, look at Asia from a fixed-income stand point, according to Uwe Parpart, chief strategist at Capital Link International.…
Value is Emerging in Bonds
Stuart Dear, Deputy Head of Fixed Income at Schroders, believes that value in bonds has improved in both absolute and relative terms.…
Jamie Dimon’s Shareholder Letter Offers Insight to Growth
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon knows all about making a comeback–after his bank and many others were left reeling following the Financial…
Beyond Factor Fundamentals – Diagnose Your Factor Exposure
Factor-based indexing methodologies have allowed investors to better construct a diversified investment portfolio by targeting drivers of risk and return. On the…
Cheap for a Reason? Beware the Value Trap
The idea of purchasing stocks that are inexpensive relative to their peers, or to their intrinsic value, can make value investing an…
Google’s Lobbying Expenditures Topped $5M
Google’s (GOOGL) lobbying expenditures in the first quarter of this year topped $5 million, as the Internet giant sought to influence federal…