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
BOSTON, MA –August 16, 2017 – Julex Capital Management, LLC., announced today that its Dynamic Income was recognized with “Top Guns” status within the Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN investment manager ranking database for Q2 2017. Dynamic Income for One-Year Performance in Core Fixed Category for One-Year Performance in ETF US Fixed Income Category Utilizing … Read more
Since the end of the financial crisis, the US has led the global equity market recoveries for over eight years. Table 1 shows the total returns of US and international equity market ETFs. The S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY) gained 303.8% after it bottomed on March 9, 2009, while the MSCI EAFE Index ETF (EFA) … Read more
Jeremy Grantham, one of the most notable “top-down” value investor, recently had a changing heart on value investing. In his widely-read quarterly newsletter titled “This Time Seems Very, Very Different”, he noticed the average P/E ratio of the S&P 500 after 1996 was 65% to 70% higher than the long term average. He attributed higher … Read more
Despite the Russian scandal hanging over the Trump administration, many investors still believe some type of the tax reform bill may pass this year. In late April, the members of the administration outlined the broad strokes of the proposed plan and called it the “biggest tax cut in history”. Table 1 summarizes the main points … Read more
One of the most-watched fear gauges on Wall Street has been traded at the lowest levels in decades. The CBOE Volatility Index VIX, which is based on the 30-day options contracts on S&P 500 Index, closed on May 9th at 9.77, the lowest level since Dec. 27, 1993. Despite the spike last week, the VIX … Read more
BOSTON, MA – May 18, 2017 – 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 ranking database for Q1 2017. JULEX DYNAMIC INCOME Informa Investment Solution’s PSN “TOP GUNS” Status for Recent-Quarter … Read more
The debate on active vs. passive investing has been heating up in last few years as investors are becoming more and more in favor of passive investment funds. In fact, even the legendary investor Warren Buffett advocated investing in index funds in his most recent annual newsletter. He wrote “A lot of very smart people … Read more
In the past 10 years, smart beta has become one of the fastest growing investment segments. Being called by different names such as strategic beta, fundamental indexing or factor investing, smart beta represents rules-based strategies that aim to deliver better returns than traditional market-cap-weighted indexes by selecting stocks or using different weighting schemes based on … Read more