Domestic Groups
Equity Group Leadership In 2003
Equity group leadership in 2003…..Top twenty group performance leaders have heavy tech concentration. Health Care also well represented.
Scanning The Markets
After two strong months, the markets cooled down some in June.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market was very strong in May, following a strong April.
Leadership From Lows...Two Perspectives
A look at group and sector leaders and laggers measured from both the October 9th 2002 bear market low and from the more recent, March 11th market low associated with the Iraq war.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market was very strong in April across the entire market cap spectrum.
Scanning The Markets
The S&P 500 was up 0.8% in March, but ended Q1 down 3.6%.
New Theme Group..... “Rebuilding Iraq”
A new group of companies that we think have a good shot at being involved in the reconstruction of Iraq.
Short Term Group Leaders & Laggers
On March 11th, the stock market made a new low for the year. But in anticipation of a final resolution with Saddam Hussein, the market bounced off those lows and closed higher for eight trading days in a row.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market is off to a poor start in 2003, with the S&P 500 down 4.4%, and the DJIA off 5.4%.
Financials…..Be Careful!
We think it is inadvisable to make a positive sector bet.
Scanning The Markets
Based on the broad market comparators, the new year got off to a poor start.
2002 Dreams And Nightmares….A Look At What Might Have Been
An examination is made of the previous year’s leaders and laggards to see if success could have been attained by buying last years big winners (or the big losers).
Secular Bear Market Damage
Biggest losers from the March 2000 market peak.
Scanning The Markets
Despite the strong gains in Q4, the stock market ended 2002 down substantially.
New Group Coverage - Homeland Security
We will begin regular coverage of our Homeland Security Theme in next month’s Blue Book—Equity Strategies.
Scanning The Markets
Renaming the Paid To Play Equity Portfolio this month. New name “Select Industries” Equity Portfolio better describes the methodology which drives the construction of this all-equity portfolio.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market rallied in October, with large cap growth stocks leading the way.
A New Cyclical Bull Market
Continued positive economic data. Q3 GDP up 3.1%. Initial unemployment claims trending down. Capex is rising. Group leadership in early stages of recovery: big initial Tech and Telecom bounce from the October 9th low, but will it be sustained?
Scanning The Markets
September closed the door on a very ugly third quarter.
Scanning The Markets
During August, there was very little differential between the performance of the stock market indices we track.
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