Existing subscribers alert: ValuEngine is preparing to launch a completely redesigned website in the coming weeks. Alerts and more information will be sent a few days prior to the launch. Financial journals have been deluged with stories to the effect that all of the 2023 gains in the S&P 500 were caused by 7 (or … Read more
By Herb Blank Research Affiliates and Dimensional Fund Advisors have been among the esteemed research and investment firms proclaiming that equally weighted portfolios will deliver superior performance to portfolios weighted by market capitalization also known as cap-weighted. This article explores to what extent that has been true in recent years. IVV is the iShares S&P … Read more
Markets continue with very high volatility. But at least this week there have been several days of strong recovery, including the strongest daily return for the Dow since 1933. This post is written Friday morning, and is based on Thursdays closing prices. The worst of the corona virus is not yet here, and there is … Read more