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Stocktake: Investors grapple with uncertainty over rising rates

Stocktake: Investors grapple with uncertainty over rising rates

Market volatility not likely to dissipate soon

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Should investors sell in May and go away?

Stocktake: Should investors sell in May and go away?

The strategy may be ‘random nonsense’, says investor, but it might be worth considering

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors wary on Musk’s Twitter deal

Stocktake: Investors wary on Musk’s Twitter deal

Slow-growing Twitter couldn’t find a rival to contest Tesla boss’s low-ball bid

Tue May 03 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Losing faith in the Tina trade

Stocktake: Losing faith in the Tina trade

Barclays cautions equity allocations remain at near-record levels

Tue May 03 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: 2022’s market volatility is normal

Stocktake: 2022’s market volatility is normal

History shows there’s nothing exceptional or necessarily worrying about recent turmoil

Tue May 03 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Fund managers go from hero to zero

Stocktake: Fund managers go from hero to zero

Past performance is emphatically no guide to future returns, the research shows

Tue May 03 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Value rally has room to run, fund giant claims

Stocktake: Value rally has room to run, fund giant claims

Recent growth-stock slide ‘barely puts a dent in differential’ between value and growth

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Air comes out of Cathie Wood’s Ark bubble

Stocktake: Air comes out of Cathie Wood’s Ark bubble

Giant ETF that loaded up on firms such as Tesla and Zoom is battered as values tumble

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Retail investor sentiment nosedives

Stocktake: Retail investor sentiment nosedives

Unusually bearish readings are generally associated with above-average six- and 12-month returns

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Growth investors abandon Netflix

Stocktake: Growth investors abandon Netflix

Netflix bulls will also note it has bounced back before

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Mixed signals for contrarians in fund manager survey

Stocktake: Mixed signals for contrarians in fund manager survey

Despite plunging global growth and profit expectations, investors actually got slightly more bullish on stocks

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Recession prospects key to market outlook

Stocktake: Recession prospects key to market outlook

Key question is whether a US recession is on the horizon

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors will demand a good earnings season

Stocktake: Investors will demand a good earnings season

Analysts lowball estimates so companies can beat them by 5-6 per cent

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Many stocks shrugging off market weakness

Stocktake: Many stocks shrugging off market weakness

Global value stocks still look cheap, auguring well for long-term returns

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Have tech stocks bottomed?

Stocktake: Have tech stocks bottomed?

Despite setbacks in recent days, there are grounds to be optimistic about the sector

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Risk of Le Pen victory spooks the markets

Stocktake: Risk of Le Pen victory spooks the markets

Investors are fearful but the most likely outcome remains another win for Macron

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Don't fear the yield curve

Stocktake: Don't fear the yield curve

Inversion may be economically significant but it doesn’t mean stocks are going south

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors grapple with rate hikes

Stocktake: Investors grapple with rate hikes

With the Fed on high alert over inflation, there’s good reason for investors to be nervy

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: ESG investing a ‘feel-good scam’, says finance professor

Stocktake: ESG investing a ‘feel-good scam’, says finance professor

ESG measurement services like Sustainalytics missed the ‘Russia effect’

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Optimism pays better than pessimism for market players

Stocktake: Optimism pays better than pessimism for market players

It generally pays investors to suspend their doubts at times like this

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Yield curve inversion doesn’t spell doom for stocks . . .yet

Stocktake: Yield curve inversion doesn’t spell doom for stocks . . .yet

The bigger point may be that an inversion is not a near-term timing indicator

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Europe enjoys a spectacular earnings season

Stocktake: Europe enjoys a spectacular earnings season

Earnings growth of 68% is driven by soaring energy revenues but is strong in most sectors

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Third year of bull market may be tricky

Stocktake: Third year of bull market may be tricky

US bull market has doubled since bottoming in March 2020. Expect a lot less growth now

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Bond investors watching for key recession indicator

Stocktake: Bond investors watching for key recession indicator

It’s not ‘code red’ yet but the odds of a US recession are 20 to 35%, analysts say

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Companies profiting in Russia get top ESG scores

Stocktake: Companies profiting in Russia get top ESG scores

Academic study raises major questions about the validity of scoring system

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Is this really a sucker’s rally?

Stocktake: Is this really a sucker’s rally?

Uncertainty is unpleasant, so ignore the noise and stick to your long-term plan

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Rate hikes may hurt US economy

Stocktake: Rate hikes may hurt US economy

Rates must rise, but chasing inflation is a tricky and potentially painful business

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: European stocks are cheap again

Stocktake: European stocks are cheap again

For now, Barclays reckons a European recession remains unlikely

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Has Wall Street’s fear index peaked?

Stocktake: Has Wall Street’s fear index peaked?

Last week the Vix fell below 30 for the first time in 11 trading days

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Fund managers bearish but not capitulating

Stocktake: Fund managers bearish but not capitulating

Cash holdings have spiked to recessionary levels but investors still haven’t fled market

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Companies draw ire for stance on Russia

Stocktake: Companies draw ire for stance on Russia

Companies’ ethical standards face unsparing criticisms

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors grapple with stagflation and nuclear risk

Stocktake: Investors grapple with stagflation and nuclear risk

Energy prices nose-dived later in the week but uncertainty remains elevated

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Bear market rallies no cause for cheer

Stocktake: Bear market rallies no cause for cheer

Fierce but fleeting rallies are a feature of bear markets

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Stocks may have further to fall

Stocktake: Stocks may have further to fall

Markets have endured a difficult 2022, but there are no indicators of a market bottom

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: The ethical case for arms stocks

Stocktake: The ethical case for arms stocks

Ukraine’s defensive needs show weapons can legitimately be part of ESG investment

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: Home bias costs investors dearly (just ask a Russian)

Stocktake: Home bias costs investors dearly (just ask a Russian)

Global diversification is the surest way to avoid a dangerously high level of risk

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 04:30
Stocktake: Russian invasion raises big questions for ESG investors

Stocktake: Russian invasion raises big questions for ESG investors

Old claim that companies can ‘avoid the politics’ won’t wash any more

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 04:00
Stocktake: Stock markets can be counterintuitive

Stocktake: Stock markets can be counterintuitive

Europe’s Stoxx 600 was ultimately flat in the week following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Stocks are in a ‘stealth bear market’

Stocktake: Stocks are in a ‘stealth bear market’

Markets are falling fast with tech stocks hit hardest, so is a global crash now looming?

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Russian stocks cheap for a reason

Stocktake: Russian stocks cheap for a reason

Giant levels of risk explain why Russian market has been so low for so long

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors underestimated threat posed by Putin

Stocktake: Investors underestimated threat posed by Putin

Market is panicking now as it had not been pricing in the risk of a major military conflict

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Terrified investors should sit tight

Stocktake: Terrified investors should sit tight

Follow the advice of index fund guru John Bogle: Don’t do something, just stand there

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors turn their back on tech stocks

Stocktake: Investors turn their back on tech stocks

Bank of America’s monthly fund manager survey shows allocations to technology stocks have plunged over the last month

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Markets more worried by ‘war on inflation’ than Ukraine

Stocktake: Markets more worried by ‘war on inflation’ than Ukraine

History shows stocks usually take geopolitical events in their stride

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Fund managers may not be bearish enough

Stocktake: Fund managers may not be bearish enough

Dash to cash now at level associated with above-average short-term returns

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Retailers can buy loyalty with stock

Stocktake: Retailers can buy loyalty with stock

Customers’ weekly spending rises 40% when company stock is rewarded, study finds

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Are Meta shares cheap?

Stocktake: Are Meta shares cheap?

Shares in Facebook’s parent company have fallen 43% since 2021’s peak

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Wild swings in tech stocks spook investors

Stocktake: Wild swings in tech stocks spook investors

One way to diversify and lessen risk is buying an equal-weighted S&P index

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Volatile earnings driving wild market swings

Stocktake: Volatile earnings driving wild market swings

Investors ‘simply not willing to reward’ companies posting strong results

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Tech stock recovery looks ‘unhealthy’

Stocktake: Tech stock recovery looks ‘unhealthy’

Tech stock surge unlikely, according to SentimenTrader’s Jason Goepfert

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 00:00
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