Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets
Buy California: New Sector in Paid to Play Portfolio
Consumer groups more attractive. “Buy California”, ranked among the top since May, heavily composed of consumer issues.
Life Insurance: Being Activated in Both Portfolios
Establishing a new portfolio holding in “Life Insurance”, a sector ranked as Most Attractive for seven of the last eight months.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundowns for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by July performance.
Clean Energy: Now Employed in Both Portfolios
“Clean Energy” is being added to the Conventional Equity Portfolio in early July as an 11% holding. After underperforming since 1993, the sector may be poised for a take-off. There is a good relative strength bottom in place.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundowns for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by second quarter performance.
New Sector Introductions
Last month’s edition of the Green Book, highlighted several new sector areas of coverage which we anticipated rolling out this month. In all, there are eleven new sectors now included in SS Score rankings.
Ecology Technology...Planting In Both Portfolios
A new sector holding is being initiated in “Ecology Technology”. This sector has experienced about 4 years of lagging performance, but may now be poised to become an outperformer.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundowns for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by April performance.
Buy California?...Added To Conventional Equity Portfolio
New 15% “Buy California” sector activated. Qualifying companies are required to generate 25% of revenues from California, however, our buy list focused on those generating 50% or more.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundown for The Leuthold Group’s equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by first quarter performance.
Retail Rebound?
“Retail Rebound?”, a new Leuthold sector, among the Q1 performance leaders...may not remain there if economic progress reverts back to sluggish.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundown for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by year to date performance.
Semiconductors...Could Be A Short Term Strategy
While we have not given up here yet, our tactical purchase of this group could be a very short term play.
Real Estate Segmented As Separate Asset Class
REITs removed from equity portfolio and now occupy separate real estate asset class. High equity valuations and moderate upside bond potential make real estate an appealing long term play.
Catching a Falling Knife?...Buying the Semi’s
Basically, things are still pretty healthy for the chip makers. This industry has not fallen apart, it’s just not growing at the unsustainably high rate of the past several years.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundown for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by January's performance.
Technology Stocks: What Now?
The back of the technology sector’s market leadership role has been broken, fundamentally and technically.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundown for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by 1995’s total return performance.
Scanning the Markets
Performance rundown, excluding dividends, for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors (and other measures) ranked by November’s performance.
Technology: Battered, But Still a Leader
The game is still technology, although picking the winners and avoiding the losers is not so easy anymore. Comparing 26 Technology indices to track the sector.
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