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Gold Breaks Out To A New All-Time High As The U.S. Dollar Drops

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:34 PM EDT

Historically, there have been periods when the correlation between gold and the U.S. dollar was significantly negative. Current market conditions are ripe for the strength of negative correlation we are seeing in 2020.

In this article: GLD, UUP

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Getting Up To Speed With The Essentials Of Index Construction

Thursday, August 6, 2020 5:28 AM EDT

Indices offer a wide range of options whereby their calculation methods might vary. Most equity indices are market-cap weighted and float-adjusted, where each stock’s weight in the index is proportional to its float-adjusted market value.

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Active Managers’ Outperformance In Brazilian Bond Funds – Skill Or Price Distortion?

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:36 PM EDT

Despite the positive results in the short term, fund performance worsened over longer horizons, as 84.8%, 92.0%, and 95.8% of Brazil Corporate Bond Fund managers underperformed the benchmark over the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, respectively.

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The Beat Goes On For The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 1:40 PM EDT

The bottom line for the Dividend Aristocrats appears to be that they will pay through Q3 2020, and absent a downturn (cash flow), they will also pay through Q4 2020.

In this article: ABT, HRL, LOW, MCD, MKC, NUE, ROP, XOM, SKYY, ABBV

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Latin American Equity Markets Staged Recovery In Q2 2020 Despite Continuing Battle With COVID-19

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:13 AM EDT

Among S&P Latin America BMI sectors, Information Technology (63.2%), Consumer Discretionary (47.6%), and Energy (41.2%) were the best performers for the quarter.

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Impact Of Inflation Expectations On Retirement Income

Monday, July 20, 2020 11:45 PM EDT

The cost of retirement income rose above USD 25 for most vintages, the first time any such measure recorded a quarter-end reading above USD 25 (based on data since January 2016).

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