To say buybacks have been in the news the last few months would be a major understatement. Buybacks have been controversial for a while now, and since the virus bailouts they have become downright toxic. Despite the fact that buybacks are basically, like dividends, just another way to return capital to shareholders, they seem to garner a lot of …
Not All Indices Are Created Equal-Breaking down the SPX, NDX, and R2K
In the last few years, even before the virus, you have probably seen pieces talking about the narrowing of leadership in the indices, usually in reference to the SP500. While we have indeed see a lot of that as the big companies get bigger, one of the more misunderstood issues is how the popular indices are even constructed and what …
If You Are Not Tracking These Counties You Are Doing It Wrong
If you’re tracking the virus and its effects on the economy you want to make sure you are looking past just the state data and going deeper to the counties. In the same way that not all states are created equal not all counties are created equal either. At least not economically. In fact, 32.3% of GDP comes out of …