Winter Bites. Treasury yields fluctuated in a fairly narrow range last week. For example, the ten-year T-note yield intraday range was ten basis points. The level was 2.76% on Friday morning. Since July, a roughly 2.45% to 3.05% trading range...
Warren Buffet once said the best way to make money is to make sure you don’t lose it.
We couldn’t agree more. That’s why we’re moving our clients to cash.
In early February, our Market Sentiment Indicator (MSI) crossed over from bullish to be...
At heart, Smead Capital Management is a stock picking organization. On top of our bottoms-up stock picking discipline, we are driven by our belief and respect for the laws of economics. One example of this is the subject of demographics. As long...
U.S. equities finished sharply higher last week with the S&P 500 increasing 2.3% and all major U.S. averages up more than 2%. 1 The rapid market recovery from the January pullback is a bigger surprise than the pullback that preceded it...
Two years ago, I remember meeting a founder of an RIA firm in the Midwest who we'll call Mark. Mark had struggled with growth over his career and it was apparent why: he lacked a solid group of talent surrounding him. As a result...
Equities
Equity markets in developed countries whose central banks deployed unconventional monetary policies did exceedingly well in 2013. Japan’s stock market outperformed the rest of the world, largely because their currency was allowed to d...
In its answers to frequently-asked questions, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) makes preparing for a securities examination sound easy. NASAA gave the following guidance to Registered Investment...
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