Best Blogs of the Week #259

Best Blogs of the Week #259

It’s been a memorable first week into the new US administration and the industry’s bloggers kept up, to a degree. This week we highlight a clear take on the administration’s rhetoric as well as multi-factor investing (smart beta).

MainstayIs the Tide Turning on the Dollar? – In President Trump’s inaugural address, he stated that “protection will lead to great prosperity.” The U.S. dollar, subsequently, fell.

SSgA3 Charts on Recent Smart Beta Trends – We continue to believe that value stocks will be the best performing factor over the subsequent year driven by their attractive valuation relative to history.

Memorable Performance Data - 2016