Chart of the Week: A Bullish Case for Resisting Market Timing July 25, 2022 Economy and the Markets bottoming, bull market, Chart of the Week, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, stock market, stocks Stocks are up 6.4% this month as of Wednesday night. Is this the beginning of a new bull market or is it simply a head fake before the next pullback? If you have money to invest, that may feel like a key question, but for investors with time to be patient, it’s … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Chart of the Week: Debunking Dollar-Cost Averaging February 18, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, compounding, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, portfolio manager Last Friday’s Chart of the Week got me thinking about the age-old investing question: If you have a chunk of money you want to put in the markets, should you invest it all in one go (in a lump sum) or spread it out over time (dollar-cost averaging)? To compare the … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Chart of the Week: Making Up for Poor Timing February 14, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, compounding, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, portfolio manager I thought I was getting a jump on things by contributing to my nine-month-old son’s 529 plan at the start of the year. Then I caught myself thinking: If only I had waited a month or simply been a little slower to get my act together, I could’ve bought in at lower … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Chart of the Week: Should You Heed the January Barometer? January 31, 2022 Economy and the Markets Chart of the Week, Jeff DeMaso, market timing, S&P 500, The January Barometer With the S&P 500 on pace to notch a loss in January, prepare to see a lot of articles citing the “January Barometer.” The idea behind this old Wall Street fairy tale is: “As goes January, so goes the entire calendar year.” Ignore all of this nonsense. Since the S&P 500 index’s … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Time for Investors to Consider Cash? August 20, 2021 Investing Asset allocation, Cash, market timing, Pandemic The stock market has had a remarkable run-up, and many think it’s more than due for a correction. For loss-conscious investors, does that make now a good time to cash out? In our webinar Rocket or Rollercoaster: Where Will the Markets Go From Here?, Research Analyst Liz Laprade talked … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Is a Market Downturn Coming? July 30, 2020 Economy and the Markets dollar-cost averaging, market timing, stocks When markets have had a strong run, we often hear from clients who wonder when the tide might turn and what that would mean for their investments. Equity Research Analyst Kate Austin discussed the risks in attempting to time the market in our recent quarterly webinar*—Take Your Pick: … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Know Your Number to Prepare for a Bear Market June 27, 2019 Investing economy, interest rates, market timing, stock market The stock market hit new highs this month. Yet many investors remain undeniably gloomy. Economic expansions and bull markets don’t die of old age. (Just ask any Australian under the age of 28; that country hasn’t seen a recession since 1991.) But with the bull market plowing through its tenth year, … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right