Weekly Economic Snapshot: Solid Jobs Amid GDP Contraction & Crashing Confidence
Last week's economic data arrived against the backdrop of a buoyant stock market enjoying a nine-day winning streak — its longest since 2004. While the labor market continued its surprising resilience in April, adding more jobs than expected, the broader economic landscape revealed significant underlying strain.
RSP: S&P 500 Monthly Dashboard For May
This monthly article series reports sector metrics, aiming at a top-down analysis of the S&P 500 Index in value, quality, and momentum. Energy has the best value and quality scores, while technology and industrials are significantly overvalued. Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF shows value characteristics but has lagged SPY over the last few years.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Housing Divide Amid Plunging Sentiment
This week's economic data revealed a split in the housing market, with new home sales unexpectedly surging while existing home sales declined. However, the overarching concern remained the continued and significant deterioration in consumer sentiment, which sank to near-record lows driven by worries about trade, inflation, and future income.
Buy the Dip: Which S&P 500 Index ETF Is the Best Choice Right Now?
The S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.74%) has dipped more than 10% from its peak in 2025. That puts the market gauge into correction territory, which might entice some investors to buy an S&P 500 index exchange-traded fund (ETF).
1 ETF Outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 That Could Continue to Do So For the Foreseeable Future
The stock market is off to a very volatile start in 2025.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Tariff Swings, Inflation Relief in the Rearview, & Sinking Sentiment
Last week's data can be summarized by a volatile market reacting to tariff news, a backwards-looking inflation reprieve, and deteriorating sentiment across consumers and small businesses.
S&P 500 Sell-Off: Here's Why This ETF May Be the Smartest Way to Invest in the S&P 500 Right Now
The Sun was shining brightly on the U.S. stock market over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, some clouds have made their way over to the market.
Invest Like A Legend: 10 Timeless Lessons For Dividend And Value Success
I started with a long and short strategy based on macroeconomic research but shifted to dividend growth investing after learning from early mistakes. My current strategy combines dividend growth investing with "Big Picture" research, focusing on macroeconomic trends, geopolitical risks, and business cycles. Humility and learning from industry professionals have been crucial to my investment success, turning my life into a nonstop learning experience.
Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) a Strong ETF Right Now?
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) made its debut on 04/24/2003, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.
Weekly Economic Snapshot: Inflation Relief Tempered by Sentiment Concerns
Last week's economic data was plagued by uncertainty. A brief respite in inflation pressures was overshadowed by deepening anxieties among consumers and small businesses who are feeling unsure about what's ahead.
RSP: Equal-Weighting S&P 500 Won't Save Portfolios This Time
This tenured ETF tracks the average S&P 500 stock, and thus reflects some historically high market risk. Since the start of 2022, the average S&P 500 stock is up just 4% annualized. That's how skewed the stock market has been. There is more weakness beneath the surface than many think. That doesn't guarantee anything, but it tilts toward proactive risk management, rather than knee-jerk buying every dip.
Trade Tracker: Bill Baruch sells the RSP and buys the QQQ
Bill Baruch, Founder & President Blue Line Capital, joins CNBC's “Halftime Report” to
