The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) has lost much of its valuation advantage relative to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) due to recent price and earnings changes. Additionally, the outlook for interest rates now suggests a higher chance of rate hikes soon, which could affect small- and large-cap stocks differently. This shift reduces IJR's potential to outperform SPY, signaling investors may need to reconsider small-cap exposure under a higher interest rate environment.
April's Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 1.4% month-over-month, the largest increase since March 2022, driven mainly by services rather than goods. Despite this, the broader market reaction was surprisingly muted, indicating no widespread inflation co...
The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year and year-to-date, returning 34% and 12% respectively compared to the S&P 500's 27% and 8%. This shift is driven by factors including valuation discounts in ...
NASDAQ is waiving its usual six-month waiting period to include SpaceX in its index immediately after its IPO. This forces NASDAQ-tracking ETFs, like the $385 billion Invesco QQQ Trust, to buy roughly $7 billion of SpaceX stock in one day, selling ot...
Sam Parr holds 80% of his portfolio in the S&P 500 despite Howard Marks' warning that the index's high valuation could lead to low returns over the next decade. Parr argues that while Marks' forecast may be mathematically correct, the opportunity cos...
The recent earnings reports from the Mag 7 companies highlight sustained strong demand for AI technologies and reveal that these firms are increasingly interconnected, forming a unified AI ecosystem. Since the Mag 7 represent about one-third of the S...
