It’s one of the market’s best-kept secrets. An index of U.S. small- & mid-cap industrial stocks has outperformed the S&P 500 for over a decade. Award-winning strategist Richard Bernstein explains why the winning streak should continue.
Asset Allocation
MAKE SURE YOU ARE INVESTED IN SOME BENEFICIARIES OF AN ACCELERATING ECONOMY
MAKE SURE YOU ARE INVESTED IN SOME BENEFICIARIES OF AN ACCELERATING ECONOMY Laggards of last decade coming to life Value stocks should outperform growth Small-caps should outpace large companies International stocks, particularly in emerging markets should lead domestic Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
READ AGAINST THE GODS: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF RISK
READ AGAINST THE GODS: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF RISK Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.
AVOID MARKET TIMING
AVOID MARKET TIMING Historical evidence shows market timing leads to significantly lower returns than buy and hold strategy Market timing also leads to increased volatility “…the volatility of investor returns is higher than the corresponding volatility in nearly all specifications.” “Specifications’’ considered: individual stocks, stock mutual funds and stock indexes in U.S. and […]
OWN GOLD AS A LONG-TERM PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFIER
OWN GOLD AS A LONG-TERM PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFIER STRATEGAS ANALYZED GOLD’S CORRELATION TO SEVEN ASSET CLASSES: LARGE CAP, SMALL CAP, INTERNATIONAL EQUITY, EMERGING EQUITY, AGGREGATE BOND, HIGH YIELD, OIL, U.S. DOLLAR HIGHER POSITIVE CORRELATIONS WITH ALL BUT ONE ASSET CLASS OVER LAST YEAR MUCH LOWER CORRELATIONS WITH ALL ASSET CLASSES OVER PREVIOUS TEN YEARS […]
CONSIDER SOME “HOMEBODY” INVESTMENTS
CONSIDER SOME “HOMEBODY” INVESTMENTS Rosenberg thesis: Transitioning permanently to more frugal “homebody” economy “HOMEBODY” BENEFICIARIES include: Home OfficeTechnologies (cloud) Telecommunications Utilities Food Suppliers Diversifiers include: – Gold – Treasuries Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.