…website, zillow.com, includes a ‘Rent Zestimate’ that estimates the rent on a home based on statistical measures. This owner’s equivalent rent is a squishy measure and it’s a large component…
…profits in dividends, but today, companies sit on mega cash hoards, go on acquisitions sprees or buy back their own shares in the public markets. It sounds so simple at…
…imports. Lower commodity prices hurt because a lot of emerging market countries are often large commodities producers. Russia, for example, needs oil to trade above $100 per barrel in order…
…on us because we don’t have straight exposure to commodities, click here for the details on why we’ve avoided commodities). Of course, we’re all affected by the price drop. The…
…reinvesting all cash flow. He stresses that whenever there comes a time when an adjustment is needed, the committee should keep it simple, slow and transparent. On the other side…
…months compared to the previous ten years. It does the same thing with unemployment and the Purchasing Managers Index, which is a common proxy for economic growth. The model scores…
…to do the right thing, after they’ve tried all of the alternatives.” So, I’m not worried about the short run, but I can’t help but wonder about the long run…
…factor in their deposits and withdrawals. This compares to the ‘total return’ that a fund earns regardless of what flows are going in and out. According to Morningstar, the investor…
…were forced out of the labor market entirely. The following chart shows two different measures of unemployment provided by the BLS to help understand the labor situation. The unemployment rate,…
