Investing

This article shows you the typical patterns of the U.S. stock market in a presidential election year.

Stocks typically rise going forward from this time of year and it is typically referred to as the year-end rally. in this time period. This article presents, and answers, a number of questions related to that effect, namely: a) How often does such a rally take place? b) How strong is such a rally? and, c) when is the best time for investors to enter the market?

Since the DJIA only lists 30 companies, many critics argue that is not an accurate representation of the overall market compared with other more inclusive indexes.

The NASDAQ-100 is a selection of the top valued companies within the NASDAQ, ranked by market capitalization...and is heavily weighted towards the tech sector

The DAX is a German blue-chip stock index made up of the 30 largest German companies making it, essentially, the German equivalent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Do we know whether REITs will be higher six months from now? No. Do we believe that a portfolio of undervalued REITs is very attractive in a late cycle economy? Yes! Here's why.

What Is Price-To-Earnings Ratio – PE Ratio?

This index is one of the most frequently followed equity indicators as many traders consider it the best depiction of the U.S. stock market. 

As investors, we can form expectations of the future based on a number of factors and adjust our risk and investment thesis as we learn more and as the analyses below show, IF mean reversion occurs in price and valuations, then our expectations should be for losses over the coming 10 years. The analyses below offer substantial clues.

Founded in 1984, the Russell 2000 is a small-cap index representing about 8% of the total market profit of the Russell 3000 index and is weighted according to market capitalization. The index is broken down as follows: