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Equal Weight Leads: The Market Got Wider, The Index Got Weaker
October delivered one of those months where the headline number lied. Astoria Investment Management's latest commentary, "Equal Weight…
What Stocks Have Done Under a Republican President and a Democratic Congress
by Frank Holmes, CEO, CIO, U.S. Global Investors Tuesday’s midterms were one for the history books. Democrats won…
Faster Decisions, No Compromise: Inside BMO Insurance’s SmartDecision
BMO Insurance's Katarina Nikolic, on how SmartDecision delivers market leading real-time underwriting decisions up to $5-million, which eliminates delays and uncertainty in the decision-making process.
Quick Thoughts: The AI Selloff and Portfolio Implications
Franklin Templeton Institute’s Stephen Dover and Larry Hatheway opine on the US stock market’s recent volatility in the wake of the US midterm elections and the path forward for investors.
The Blue Tsunami
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management Last week I wrote: “A Blue Wave is inevitable, but whether…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
Marriott Gains 18% in a Month While the S&P 500 Slips
by SIACharts.com Marriott International has broken above prior resistance at $408.86 and is quickly approaching the next resistance…
Monetizing the Wobble: Inside BMO's New Autocallable ETFs
Volatility has a branding problem. For most investors, it is a four-letter word, synonymous with risk and sleepless…
Atoms Over Algorithms: GMO's Case for Rebuilding America's Industrial Core
Hamilton's Ghost Sam Klar, portfolio manager on GMO's Focused Equity team, opens his November 2026 note, Investing in…
Where the Puck Is Going: The November Reload
The election is over, and Citadel Securities1 is telling clients the relief is more than emotional. In the…
Read the Footnotes: Rob Arnott on Telling a Bargain from a Trap
Mr. Market has been generous to value investors in 2026. Through September 30, the Russell 1000 Value Index…
When Earnings Beats Get Smaller, Selectivity Gets Bigger
Third-quarter earnings season is delivering the usual headline: companies are beating Wall Street's estimates. But the size of…
When Nothing Moves Together, That's the Signal
Q3 2026 looked uneventful from 30,000 feet and strange from everywhere closer. In How to Win in a…
Trapped in the Mineshaft
by Bill Smead, CIO, Smead Capital Management Dear fellow investors, My wife’s ancestors were coal miners in Kentucky.…
Value and Growth Trade Places
by SIACharts.com Growth and value represent two fundamental approaches to portfolio management, and the balance of leadership between…
Why Hasn’t There Been a Big Financial Crisis in Recent Years?
Financial crises haven't disappeared since 2008 — they've simply gone quiet, and Deutsche Bank Research Institute's Henry Allen,…
Insolvency Pressure Cooker: Allianz Research Maps a Historic Plateau Through 2028
Business failures have risen for four straight years, and Allianz Research's latest outlook makes clear the climb is…