In 2013 Wall Street’s number one ranked investment strategist, François Trahan joined several other former colleagues to launch Cornerstone Macro, a new investment firm specializing in macroeconomics, investment strategy and political research. In a rare television interview we asked Trahan about the best part of starting a new firm. Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
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INVEST IN DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS DIVIDEND CONTRIBUTION TO TOTAL RETURN OF S&P 500 Percent of Total Return 77.4% in 1970s 27% in 2000s MORNINGSTAR DIVIDEND FUND FAVORITE Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) VIG data by YCharts BIGGEST AND OLDEST UTILITY STOCK ETF Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) XLU data by YCharts Watch the related […]
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LAZAR: U.S. COMEBACK
How many times have you heard that China is on its way to surpassing the United States as the main driver of world economic growth? This week’ s guest says not so fast – growth dynamics are changing and the widely forecast new world order is returning to the old world order. Top rated economist, Nancy Lazar explains why the U.S. has resumed its role as the driver of global economic growth and China is lagging.
LAZAR: TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE
Setting up a brand new, world class macro research firm is a daunting task under any circumstances, but leading economist Nancy Lazar was amazed at how much easier it was establishing Cornerstone Macro than it had been in 1991 when she and former partner Ed Hyman established ISI Group. The difference? Technology! Watch the related […]