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Director of Research at Pension Partners
Charles Bilello, winner of the 2014 Charles H. Dow Award and 3rd Place Winner of the 2014 Wagner Award, is the Director of Research ...more

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Tuesday Trends
US stocks have been outperforming international EQUITIES for over 10 years. In early September, this ratio peaked and started trending lower…
Moving Averages And Volatility
Are the halcyon days in markets behind us?
Is Defensive Sector Leadership Forecasting Slower Growth?
Utilities and Health Care. These are the top two sectors in the S&P 500 this year, which may come as a surprise to many as we’re being told that economic growth is set to accelerate.
Easy Money, Slower Growth: The Growing Disconnect Between Stock Markets And Economies
Promises of additional monetary easing measures seem to arrive on a weekly basis, providing a boost to share prices globally as investors are encouraged to take on more risk. At the same time, we’re seeing increasing signs of a global slowdown.
Are Junk Bonds Sending A Warning Signal?
Over the past month, we have seen a rip-roaring, v-shaped rally to new all-time highs in the large-cap U.S. equity indices.
Sell Low, Buy High: Individual Investors Love Stocks Again
With markets hitting new highs daily and volatility near historic lows, individual investors are just about as bullish on the future prospects of stocks as they’ve ever been.
Is The Fed Targeting Another Bubble?
The U.S. economy added 214,000 jobs last month. This was the 48th consecutive month of payroll gains, the longest streak of positive payrolls in history.
Sentiment Vs. Momentum Into Year-End
‘Tis the season where investors tend to chase the first 10 months' returns into year end.
Are Risk Factors In Individual Stocks Starting To Matter Again?
For much of the past few years, U.S. stocks have shrugged off a countless number of risk factors that would normally impact their share prices in an adverse fashion. Here are some examples of how that might be changing.
Free Falling: Is A Crashing Yen Really Bullish For All
The Yen is crashing again. This is extremely bullish, we are told, because of a novel economic theory that has taken hold.
The End Of QE And The Return Of Risk Management
Risk management has become a four letter word. It has been more than two years since the S&P 500 Index has suffered a correction greater than 10% in what has become the longest uptrend in the history of markets.
Anatomy Of A Market Top
If we look at the average stock in 2014 as reflected by the Russell 2000 Index, this is precisely what we have been witnessing for the entire year.
Back To The Future Part III: The Hunt For Red October
I know what you’re thinking. Is he really combining two different early 90’s movies into an article title? That’s pushing the limits of clickbait. Fair enough, but hear me out. It will hopefully make some sense by the end of this piece.
The Bear Who Cried Small-Cap Wolf
For the third time in 2014, small cap stocks are moving in a wildly different direction (down) than the large cap indices.
The Calm Before The Storm
Not all storms behave this way but the ones that do can be particularly damaging, as they are preceded by a sense of complacency, leaving little time for preparation. In today’s financial market, we may be seeing the precursor to such a storm.
Defense Wins Championships: The Defensive Sector Anomaly
More risk equals more return. Less risk equals less return. But is this always the case or are there market anomalies that show otherwise? Simply stated, is it possible to achieve a higher or equivalent level of return with lower risk?
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