Of the myriad of factors that can move the share price of a stock, analysts ratings are among the “easier” to understand. When a respected firm upgrades or downgrades equity, the effects often quickly leak into the market. In March, […]
Author: Makail Johannesson
The Student Managed Investment Fund That Has Outperformed The Market Since 1998
In 1998, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the federally owned corporation that provides electricity to the Tennessee Valley, gave several Universities in its region cash to invest as part of their retirement trust. Twenty years later, the program known as the […]
Do Investors Hedge Against Embarrassment?
Any competitive environment bears some cynicism in how competitors carry themselves. For example, a group of economists from the University of Chicago proposed that professional soccer players choose a strategy during penalty kicks that are more rooted in their self-image […]
Does CEO Mood Affect Firm Performance?
In a world where algorithms are gaining more and more influence, we can sometimes be a bit surprised at just how much can be quantified. Prattle, a data firm based in St. Louis who provides investment research by quantifying “market […]
How “Top Stock Picks” For 2017 Performed
Back in July, we published a review of various “top stocks” for 2017 and their performance halfway through the year. With 2017 now behind us, we decided to review the same picks for a final report card. The analysis includes […]
Warren Buffett On Bitcoin, Autonomous Driving, Clean Energy, And Life
On Friday afternoon, college students from across the country, and even Peru, gathered in Omaha, Nebraska to listen to the Oracle himself. The two-and-a-half hour Q&A session opened the door for young individuals to ask Warren Buffett anything they pleased. […]
Housing Affordability In Canada Reaches Worst Point Since 1990
A recent RBC report measuring housing trends in Canada has found erosion in affordability for eight consecutive quarters. While the decline can be mostly attributed to the Toronto and Vancouver area, the affordability measure is at its worst level since […]
Talk Of Recession Almost Nonexistent Among Corporations
A recent report from LPL Research that tracks sentiment in corporate earnings call transcripts, posted some positive conclusions. The firm counts variations of “strong” words such as robust, solid, and optimistic as well as “weak” words like soft, fragile, and pessimistic. […]
Employment Is Thriving In Canada
The Canadian unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% in July, marking a nine-year low. In the past year, 387,600 jobs have been created, the most in nearly a decade. These continuing job gains are consistent with Canada’s overall economy who posted a […]
The Myth Behind Donald Trump’s Influence On Stocks
Earlier in the year, you may have seen a headline at some point pertaining to the so called “Trump Rally” for the US and global stock market. Post election and through early 2017, there was this narrative that Trump had […]
