Lance Roberts

ESG scoring and mandates remain a subject we have contested since it sprang to life in 2020. The push of “woke activism” on, and by companies, to meet nebulous or artificial standards has led to...

The volatility index is so low it has to go higher eventually. Such seems obvious, but this year, despite the banking crisis, higher interest rates, and slowing economic data, investors continue to...

There is much debate as of late on the current market cycle. Is it a bear market? Maybe. But what if this is just a correction within a 40-year-long secular bull market cycle? It is a question posed...

Does stock risk decline the longer the holding period is? It’s a great question and something I received a comment about. Blaise Pascal, a brilliant 17th-century mathematician, famously argued that if...

Millions of young Americans will face the end of the student loan payment moratorium this summer. Why is this happening now, after a three-year break from payments? It is the result of the recent...

This was a question I recently received about the S&P 500 on Twitter. Of course, understanding the term “bull trap” is needed for those not deep into technical analysis. “A bull trap is a false...

“Signs” was a song by the Five Man Electrical Band in 1970 about the hippie movement. The song came to mind as I was looking at the economic data recently. There are “Signs, Signs,...

The current market speculation surrounding artificial intelligence (A.I.) has garnered everyone’s attention. You can’t turn on a television or pick up a newspaper without a mention of “artificial...

“It’s a ‘New Bull Market’!” Over the past few days, the call of a new bull market has plastered headlines and media commentary. To wit: “The S&P 500 rallied Thursday to end the day in a bull market,...

Bullish sentiment has surged as the “Fear Of Missing Out,” or FOMO kicked in in recent weeks. It is somewhat interesting to write this blog, given that we discussed the exact opposite roughly one year...