Small caps just got cheaper, energy still looks compelling, and defense stocks haven’t caught up to a wave of major contract wins.
Are consumers becoming more tolerant of roaches, or simply less tolerant of rising costs (even for pest control)? Plus, hunting for the next leg of AI winners.
Low-volatility stocks look cheap, AI may be helping hiring, and banks are turning higher rates into a tailwind.
The Trump administration is taking stakes in chip, defense, quantum, and rare earth companies that align with policy priorities. These “National Champion” stocks could see long-term competitive advantages that aren’t immediately apparent.
Lower income households are getting a raise, increasing capex estimates signal confidence, and small businesses are catching up in their use of AI.
Jim Lydotes flips the timer on a retail energy deal, thinner consumer cushions, and how index rebalancing shows why investors should look beneath the market surface.
Dividend yield reflects what a company paid; price-to-book what it owns. Neither captures what it can do next.
Jim Lydotes flips the timer on 1) packaging companies’ pricing power, 2) consolidation in utilities, 3) Voya’s Grassroots Research on college recruitment in the AI era.
Jim Lydotes flips the timer on 1) small cap capex, 2) Voya’s Grassroots Research® on cyber spending, 3) an interesting setup for specialty chemicals.
In more concentrated markets, portfolios are often shaped more by benchmarks than by conviction—requiring a more deliberate, analytics-driven approach to managing risk.