Looking Beyond The Next Few Months The next couple of months could remain tricky for equity markets. But, with economic growth set to remain above trend for another year or so and central banks cautious about the pace of monetary…

Highlights Global equities are poised for a "blow-off" rally over the next 12-to-18 months. Long-term return prospects, however, are poor. The final innings of the 1991-2001 economic expansion saw a violent rotation in favor…

There is a once in a decade opportunity to prefer value over growth (V/G) stocks, and we recommend shifting our style bias in favor of value stocks. Typically, the V/G ratio moves in multi-year up and down cycles, and at the current…

Highlights Portfolio Strategy Relative sector index composition, the macro backdrop, relative operating metrics along with compelling valuations and washed out technicals suggest that a value over growth style bias is warranted.…

Highlights Portfolio Strategy Internal dynamics warn that a broad market consolidation phase has begun. The jump in growth vs. value stocks has provided an opportunity to shift to a neutral style bias. Transports have sold off…

Highlights Recent economic and inflation data can be characterized as Goldilocks: strong enough to keep recession fears at bay, yet not hot enough to warrant Fed tightening. Historical precedent suggests that the current period of…

The sudden surge in the financials and industrials sector has caused a sharp correction in the growth vs. value (G/V) share price ratio. These two sectors are heavily represented in value indices, while technology is a growth…

Highlights BCA's U.S. Equity Strategy team would like to wish our clients a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. Portfolio Strategy The growth vs. value style bias is due for a bounce, but beyond the near run, the outlook…

Small cap stocks were hit harder than large caps in the weeks leading up to the election, as investors shed riskier assets. Fuel for this selling may persist in the near term, based on the readings from the latest NFIB survey of the…

It's hard to make a case for attractive returns from any asset class over the next year. We dial down risk a bit but ending our overweight on junk bonds. Investors should pick up yield where they can but without taking excessive risk…