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May 3, 2021 Mid caps are quietly delivering for investors this year. Value stocks are doing the same, but in more overt fashion. Combine the two and the outlook is bright for assets like the Up 27% year-to-date, RFV tracks the S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value Index. That’s a stellar performance, but it shouldn’t imply that value’s run is over. In fact, some market observer’s believe at least a pair of signs indicate value has more room to rally. “First, the relative forward price-to-ear...

Up 76%, This Pure Value ETF Is Back in the Spotlight Up 22% year-to-date, the RPV holdings and value stocks usually trade at lower prices relative to fundamental measures of value, like earnings and the book value of assets. On the other hand, growth-oriented stocks tend to run at higher valuations since investors expect the rapid growth in those company measures. The ETF seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P 500® Pure Value Index. The fund generally will...

3 Value-Focused Small Caps to Consider Right Now March 1, 2021 Not everybody has the time to analyze stocks like many institutional investors. Thankfully, several funds can give investors exposure to the value factor through the convenience of an ETF wrapper. “Investing in value stocks takes hard work and lots of research. Once you’ve found value stocks, be prepared to buy and hold them for longer periods of time,” a Forbes article explained. “Deploying fundamental analysis to find va...

Prepared by Scott Opsal Investment styles generally have an inherent tendency to outperform in either bullish or bearish market environments. One cohort attracts buyers when the equity market is running higher and optimism prevails, while other styles draw interest when the market is weak, worry abounds, and safety is the desire of the day. Such a behavioral bias is built into some factors by design, others accrue their directional bias as a secondary result of economic or cyclical forces. Th...

There’s ‘value’ in owning both value and growth stocks, in our view. RiverFront has added more value exposure to our portfolios recently as momentum has improved. Is it time to add to “Value”? Since June, journalists have written countless articles touting that ‘it’s time’ for traditional value sectors to take the lead after this year’s growth tech-dominated surge in equities. The topic is controversial, partially because there isn’t really a uniform definition of what const...