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How April became the Pop Star of Equity Returns!

March 31, 2016by jsblokland 1 Comment

April has arrived. Hence, spring is in the air. Well, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, that is. Apart from bringing more pleasant weather, April also tends to be […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS

Three charts on stock markets & volatility

January 12, 2015by jsblokland Leave a comment

The relationship between stock market returns and volatility is negative. Common investor knowledge, I presume. Since the start of this millennium the correlation between weekly changes in the VIX index […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

The World Cup Effect!

June 5, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

The World Cup is upon us! Just a few days left until the biggest sports event on earth gets underway. Soccer hysteria will take over daily life in many countries […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Week End Blog – ECB policy, global trade, and rich valuations

May 9, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

This week was dominated by the ECB meeting on Thursday. While the ECB, again, refrained from changing its monetary policy, Draghi did seem to hint at some action in June, […]

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BONDS, EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO

Do Investors Anticipate Sell In May?

May 5, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

May has arrived and so the well-known investor rule to Sell in May is making headlines. In my experience the amount of media attention the Sell in May effect gets, […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Quick Fact: GDP growth no guarantee for High Returns

April 29, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

Please take a look at the graph below. Since the start of the great recovery in stock markets worldwide in March of 2009, China has not been able to keep […]

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EQUITIES, MACRO

As goes January, so not goes the year

February 14, 2014by jsblokland Leave a comment

The ‘as goes January, so goes the year’ phrase implies that the return on the stock market in January is a bellwether for the rest of the year. And since […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Inflation and Returns: A review

November 22, 2013by jsblokland 1 Comment

Zero interest rates, an endless array of stimulative measures taken by central banks, and yet no sign of inflation. Quite the contrary. US inflation stands at only 1.2% and has […]

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EQUITIES, MACRO, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Quick Fact: The relationship between GDP growth and Equity Returns

September 13, 2013by jsblokland 1 Comment

The relationship between economic growth and equity returns is much debated. Not so strange if you look at the graph below. From a distance the two certainly look related. Click […]

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EQUITIES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, MACRO, QUICK FACTS, TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION

Business Confidence And Stock Markets Around The World

August 6, 2013by jsblokland Leave a comment

Another wave of business confidence data (ISM, PMI’s, etc.) has reached the markets of late. As always, there were beats and misses. But over the last couple of months these […]

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