WSJ: Agree to Facebook’s Terms or Don’t Use It
If Facebook or Google test us – give us access to you or you can’t use our sites – what will happen and when will governments step in? Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal
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WSJ: Impatient Investors Get Caught in the ‘Return Gap’
This morning, the WSJ article had a piece similar to our most recent Investment Perspectives on market timing and the impact to investor returns. There is a lot of overlap between the two pieces but there are a few stats in the WSJ article that were interesting, particularly about which types of funds’ investors “market…
[VIEW FULL POST]The Economist: The average American is much better off now than four decades ago
Citing Census Bureau information, politicians and media pundits often claim that Americans are no better off than they were 30 years ago. However, as detailed in this Economist article, a new report by the Congressional Budget Office disputes this claim, painting a rosier picture of American prosperity. Read the full article in The Economist
[VIEW FULL POST]Stocks tumble on fears of trade war, rate hikes
Kari was featured on CNBC’s Closing Bell segment Friday afternoon on which she discussed the stock market winners and losers of the week. Watch the video on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]Getting a handle on a scandal
The recent Facebook “crisis” over user data is just the latest chapter in the long history of corporate crises. In this article, The Economist analyzes the impact of such crises on long-term shareholder value. Read the full article in The Economist
[VIEW FULL POST]Which firms profit most from America’s health-care system
Healthcare has been a great sector in which to invest for many years now. But as The Economist lays out in this article, there are factors in place that may change the source of those high returns, especially for some participants in the industry. Read the full article in The Economist
[VIEW FULL POST]Even index funds can’t take the human emotion out of investing decisions
Index funds are risky for a variety of reasons. Left to their own devices, investors in passive vehicles tend to underperform the market given their penchant to enter and exit equities at exactly the wrong time. Read Kari’s full article on CNBC.com
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse Sets Off Storms on Two Continents
Kudos to Maura Healey, whom I know and respect, for investigating how Facebook sold/offered/handed over or otherwise were convinced to share member data with a “company” or “researcher” with unclear and unexplained motives. Read the full article in The New York Times
[VIEW FULL POST]The Economist: Active fund managers hold fewer and fewer stocks
Active managers are holding fewer stocks and therefore, in a sense, becoming more active. The bigger bets on individual stocks should increase the dispersion of active manager performance. Read the full article in The Economist
[VIEW FULL POST]NYT: One Cause of Market Turbulence: Computer-Driven Index Funds
When index funds comprise 40% of all trades, and they are only selling, with less traders active (not passive), there are fewer bids on the other side, forcing prices down even further. This is an obvious, but very real, hazard of passive investing trends. Read the full story in The New York Times
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