Add that to the outperformance of our Investor's Guide, and we can confidently say our picks overall did
better than the broader market — making our readers, yes, better than average.
While some of these newer metrics show dividend stocks and / or dividend growers performing slightly
better than the broader market, it's certainly not the slam dunk for dividend stocks that was initially implied by the Ned Davis graph.
As an active manager who is selecting good businesses and capable management teams that are undervalued out of the broader universe of equities, we expect to deliver
better than the broad market returns over time as we have over Southeastern's history.
The tech (+1.4 %) and financials (+1.1 %) sectors slightly
better than the broader market, but the industrial space (+0.4 %) underperformed, as names with a large exposure to China such as Boeing -LRB--1 %) struggled.
Not exact matches
A highly - focused social media and content
marketing strategy intended to build a strong brand has a
better chance for success
than a
broad strategy that attempts to be all things to all people.
The frustrating part is that when PR is part of project planning from the start, it tends to be more cost effective
than other
marketing activities; it's cohesively integrated with the
broader marketing plan; and its results are significantly
better than when PR is not engaged.
«We feel that this kind of investing at this part of the cycle gives us much
better risk reward
than let's say the
broad beta,» or the
broader market's return, she said.
First of all, our showcase picks — 14 stocks and two ETFs that we recommended in our annual Investor's Guide, published in Dec. 2015 — did very
well, collectively returning
better than 18 % and nearly doubling the
broader market.
If you think stocks that are generally cheaper
than the
market do
better — that's traditional value investing — then you want to have more of those in your portfolio
than what the
broad market has in an effort to potentially outperform over long periods of time.
Gold - mining stocks certainly fared
better than the
broader equity
market during the first four days of this week as mining shares that trade in North America surged on higher precious - metals prices.
To be sure, many trends have been at play — a holiday shopping season that favored online retailers and advertisers, some
better -
than - expected earnings reports, and
broad market gains.
Third and finally, the traditional story misses the real function of private banks, which is to solve an information problem in the purest Hayekian senses. That is, banks are or should be specialists in risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local
market and have their pulse on the
broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this
better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this post.
«The one big thing that Bogle knows — and explains so
well in this slender volume — is that buying and holding a
broad benchmark of stocks while keeping fees to a minimum leads to higher long - term returns
than constantly trading in a vain attempt to beat the
market.
This increase in spending partially reflects that schools must compete to hire college - educated teachers in a labor
market where
well - educated workers command higher and higher salaries, but it also indicates that innovation and increases in productivity have occurred faster and been more effective in the
broader economy
than in the field of education.
But the reality is that pricing is more often
than not dictated by a
broader market filled with thousands of eBooks under $ 10, many of them on
best seller lists.
Book publishers are exceptionally
well positioned to use their superior capital,
market knowledge (because most publishers publish more books
than most single authors and so can gather data across a
broader sweep) and influence to the advantage of their authors.
High yield munis did even
better than the
broader muni
market in 2014, but I still have a hard time poking holes in the investment case.
The fund is up an average of 9 % a year over five years,
better than 99 % of its foreign large - value peers... The goal is to offer investors
broad exposure to international
markets, but in a portfolio that doesn't simply mimic its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index.
Perfectly trying to match up one's sector exposure with the
broader market can actually lead to more trouble
than good in some instances (e.g. the tech sector was 30 % of the
market in 1999 before it crashed; financials were more
than 20 % of the
market in 2006).
The evidence for this alert of underwhelming importance was that even though
broad market indices like the Standard & Poor's 500 hadn't dropped 20 % from their previous peak, many small stocks as
well as the small - cap Russell 2000 index were off more
than 20 % from their peaks.
A
broader selection of higher quality stocks are also holding up
better than the
market benchmarks.
I could look back and use the excuse that if it wasn't for VXX I'd be right in line with the indices, but what's the
good of being in line with the
broad market averages if I'm working harder
than just sticking my cash in index ETFs.
One Answer to the Index Fund: Build a
Better Index Several companies say they already have created a better mousetrap — broad index funds that can beat the overall market, rather than merely matching it, even including
Better Index Several companies say they already have created a
better mousetrap — broad index funds that can beat the overall market, rather than merely matching it, even including
better mousetrap —
broad index funds that can beat the overall
market, rather
than merely matching it, even including fees.
Even if you don't beat the
market, you're way
better off
than spending it and arguably, you're avoiding losing money to inflation if you're even keeping up with
broader market returns.
It is
well established that low volatility strategies deliver higher risk - adjusted returns
than the
broad - based,
market - cap - weighted benchmark over a long - term investment horizon.
Bottom line: You would be much
better off investing in this portfolio
than investing in the
broader Canadian stock
market represented by the S&P / TSX Composite Index.
Rooted in strong fundamentals, First Asset «s smart solutions strive to deliver
better risk - adjusted returns
than the
broad market while helping investors achieve their personal financial goals.
I didn't feel
well today, but my
broad market portfolio did
better than me.
If you are talking about the real
broad market such as the TSX, I agree that dropping the small cap names might affect performance as small caps have historically provided
better returns
than large caps.
If you think stocks that are generally cheaper
than the
market do
better — that's traditional value investing — then you want to have more of those in your portfolio
than what the
broad market has in an effort to potentially outperform over long periods of time.
Better to look at the fundamental aspects of your stock
than a
broad -
market indicator to see how your portfolio will perform.
There are times when gold does much
better than gold mining stocks, but in the long run you're much
better off buying precious - metal mining stocks — and in Canada, you've already got that if you own a
broad -
market index fund.»
I have done
better in evaluating the
broad markets than the narrow insurance
markets, but if I have to be a narrow investor in order to survive, I can do that.
We believe that investment
markets are inefficient and we can add value by constructing a portfolio that will have
better value,
better quality and
better growth characteristics
than the
broad Irish
market.
The Great thing about your portfolio at this point I'd that it's basicalky certain to be less volatile
than the
broader market, and buying
good names and fair prices is a hard strategy to lose with.
«The industry is in the
best place it's been in for a long time,» says Mark Hirschberg, president of Multipet International (booth # 3535), noting that the variety of suppliers participating in the pet care
market is
broader and deeper
than it's ever been.
«What this means to the
market is that ELM Solutions is much
better positioned
than any other ELM vendor to support their complex,
broad legal and compliance technology needs.
District judges and costs judges do not, as Lord Hoffmann observed in Callery v Gray (Nos 1 and 2)[2002] UKHL 28 at [44], [2002] 1 WLR 2000, have the expertise to judge the reasonableness of a premium except in very
broad brush terms, and the viability of the ATE
market will be imperilled if they regard themselves (without the assistance of expert evidence) as
better qualified
than the underwriter to rate the financial risk the insurer faces.»
Litecoin prices fared
better than the
broader crypto
market despite Wednesday's crash, thus reinforcing our Litecoin price prediction.
While we wait, it's
good to know that Litecoin prices have been doing
better than the
broader crypto
market as of late.
«The net lease sector is doing slightly
better than the
broader commercial real estate investment
market as a whole because, on the longer - term type leases, the credit crisis causes a flight to quality and flight to safety,» Blankstein says.
«Agents know
best how to prepare a home and maximize value, agents provide
broader exposure to the
market and are more likely to generate multiple bids, and the portion of sales that are between private parties are likely to be at a lower price
than those on the open
market.»