Welcome to the twilight of the index funds. I think thats the great untold torrey er t story. For years, lots of very smart people told us that index funds were the best, if not the only way to invest. Instead of trying to beat the market, they argue that you should just buy a cheap indecision fund that mirrors the s p 500. But sometimes trying to mirror the market is a bad strategy take the s p 500 you have to own so many havenots along with the haves during this pandemic its changed everything. That at best now, with the coronavirus, youre betting on mediocrity why would you want exposure to troubled Industries Like retail, oil and gas . I know the index fund orthodoxy will never truly be defeated because theres a kernel of truth in it. But man, in this environment, where you cant go out and spend money without fear, even if you just got a 1200 check from the government, youdont have to b a genius to know that the cruise lines are untouchable. But what about the winners, though, what
Capitol Hill Facebook hashares down 10 in te past three months. The risks facing the stock all in on apple. Two big price hikes. One, a new street high its our call of the day microsoft earnings after the bell the stock outperforming all the fangs over the past one year the traders take their positions. Halftime report starts right now. Good to have you with us on this wednesday our investment committee, joe, stephanie, the brothers najarian were going to monofacebook. A hearing going on on the hill there mr. Zuckerberg another big dayfor earnings steph, you own caterpillar missed they cut guidance. China story. This is b about weak demand in china . Well, it is, but nothing theyve said today was surprising and if you look at the sell and buy side, earnings estimates, theyre around 11 so the midpoint rath eer is about 10 48 so its not that much off. They destock 1. 2 billion of invenntory in a years time. I like the risk reward and the stock reaction is telling you everything you need
Ban on huawei. Grounding may have serious implications for boeings future credit worthiness. Shery lets get you started with a quick check on how markets closed in the monday session in the u. S. 3 , as we rallied had tech shares leading the gains. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 2 . We had some positive trade news on the u. S. China front, not to mention a time of earnings and analyst calls. Apple being the biggest win on the nasdaq, up. 7 , with Morgan Stanley boosting its price target for the stock. We had Energy Shares gaining ground with crude jumping the most in more than a week. Tensionsanu. S. Ongoing in the middle east. Lets see how things are shaping up for the asian market. Pointing tores are modest gains in toto, sydney, and seoul. Tech firms very much interview with optimistic call travel and macron plus micron plus. On the koreajapan parade fund, governmentont, a official from south korea reportedly said the country is preparing a plan for a Semiconductor Test to
Welcome to barrons roundtable where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead i am andy and for jack otter. The World Economy is slowing down as global Government Debt levels spike World Bank David Malpass is sounding the alarm on why its a major concern. Then the buzz around green energy is getting louder but dont count oil and gas out yet, the expert panel will impact the future of the Energy Sector and dive into her smart investors to put their money. Later the bond king does not like bonds anymore will look what hes buying instead the expert panel and three things investors are to be thinking about right now on the barrons roundtable ben levisohn, andrew bary and meghan. The big news the dow cracked 40000 at the close real drama because it was nip and tuck at the very end. Last week we asked you why the market was up he was bad news initiate proximate cause this week. This week we have bad news without good news for the stock market first we had inflation weake
Welcome to barrons roundtable where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead i am andy and for jack otter. The World Economy is slowing down as global Government Debt levels spike World Bank David Malpass is sounding the alarm on why its a major concern. Then the buzz around green energy is getting louder but dont count oil and gas out yet, the expert panel will impact the future of the Energy Sector and dive into her smart investors to put their money. Later the bond king does not like bonds anymore will look what hes buying instead the expert panel and three things investors are to be thinking about right now on the barrons roundtable ben levisohn, andrew bary and meghan. The big news the dow cracked 40000 at the close real drama because it was nip and tuck at the very end. Last week we asked you why the market was up he was bad news initiate proximate cause this week. This week we have bad news without good news for the stock market first we had inflation weake