Happy Holidays

December 23, 2011


Stockpicking as a Scarce Resource

December 23, 2011

Although we are also big proponents of tactical asset allocation, Bill Smead at Advisor Perspectives has an interesting argument about why stock-picking may do well going forward. ICI data that we highlight each week shows large capital flows out of domestic equities, and Morningstar demonstrates quite convincingly that it is possible to outperform just by purchasing what everyone else is throwing away.

It’s certainly possible that rumors of the death of the stock market are greatly exaggerated. Although we have seen very little interest in our equity portfolios of late, they might be of interest going forward.

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Sector and Capitalization Performance

December 23, 2011

The chart below shows performance of US sectors and capitalizations over the trailing 12, 6, and 1 month(s). Performance updated through 12/22/2011.