Julex Capital The fear of a global trade war hung over wall street after President Trump’s announcement that he would impose a tariff of 25% on an estimated $60 billion Chinese imports. The S&P 500 Index plunged over 4.5% in two days and entered negative territory for 2018. The initial reaction from the Chinese ambassador, Cui Tiankai, … Read more
The most recent two job reports moved the equity market significantly. The S&P 500 Index jumped 1.7% on March 9th after the Labor Department reported an impressive 313K job gains in February. In contrast, the Index tumbled by 6.4% in two consecutive trading days after a strong job report on February 2nd. Why did the … Read more
BOSTON, MA – February 26, 2018 – Julex Capital Management, LLC., announced today that its Dynamic Income, Dynamic Sector and Dynamic Emerging Market strategies were recognized with “Top Guns” status within the Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN investment manager database for Q4 2017. JULEX DYNAMIC INCOME Informa Investment Solution’s PSN “TOP GUNS” Status for Recent-Quarter, One-Year … Read more
The stock market plunged on rising interest rates worries after stronger-than-expected job and wage numbers were reported on February 2nd. The sharp sell-off in the following trading sessions sent the S&P 500 Index down by 8.5% in five days. Investors were concerned that the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates more aggressively as inflation may … Read more
The GOP Tax Cuts and Job Act was passed in the Congress and signed into law by the Trump Administration. The bill marks the largest tax overhaul in thirty years since 1986. Although the timing and fairness of the tax cuts are debatable, the bill will provide a boost to corporate earnings, and thus the … Read more
As the stock markets continue setting records day after day, many investors are becoming more and more concerned about the potential over-valuation and a possible market correction. The widely-followed cyclically-adjusted price-earnings ratio (Shiller PE) reached 31.2, almost twice as much as the historical average of 16.8. While market valuation may not be a good timing … Read more
BOSTON, MA – November 16, 2017 – Julex Capital Management, LLC., announced today that its Dynamic Sector and Dynamic Income strategies were recognized with “Top Guns designation by Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN manager database, North America’s longest running database of investment managers, for Q3 2017. JULEX DYNAMIC SECTOR Informa Investment Solution’s PSN “TOP GUNS” Status … Read more
TrueAlpha™ ESG US Equity is a quantitative equity strategy aiming to deliver “true” stock selection alpha unrelated to risk factors such as value, size or momentum. It normally invested in 30-40 under-valued high quality stocks with above-average ESG (environmental, social and governance) rankings based on Thomson Reuters ESG ratings. The strategy strives to outperform Thomson Reuters ESG US Index … Read more
The bull market is in a full swing and everything is becoming more and more expensive. The US equity markets are hitting record highs day after day. The cyclically-adjusted PE ratio (Shiller PE) has reached 31.2, which is 90% higher than its historical average of 16.8 since 1880 (see Figure 1). High yield bonds, the … Read more
Since I published the article “An Economic Analysis of Active vs. Passive”, I have received a lot of feedback from friends and colleagues. A number of people were very concerned about the potential impacts of increasing passive investments on the health of financial markets. When I did a google search, words like “the greatest bubble … Read more