The Fed’s Focus on Inflation Continues – Are Your Portfolio Holdings Still Appropriate?
Posted: July 21, 2023 In this commentary, we highlight the link between Nasdaq IFED™ index performance, the principles behind the IFED...
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- Jun 26
- 7 min
Nasdaq IFED-L Easily Clears the 3-Year Performance Hurdle While Handily Beating the Competition
Posted: June 26, 2023 June 9th, 2023 marks the three-year anniversary since the launch of the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap™️ Index (Nasdaq...
- Jan 16
- 5 min
2022: A Year in Review
Posted: January 16, 2023 Was 2022 a year of the unopened envelope syndrome for you? Behavioral psychologists have identified a phenomenon...
- Dec 15, 2022
- 7 min
How Do Investors Avoid Fighting the Fed?
It’s unlikely the Federal Reserve chairman is ever going to win a popularity contest, no matter what actions the Fed takes. Consistent...
- Nov 11, 2022
- 6 min
What is the best investment style?
For decades investors have debated which investment style is superior, does small-cap-value dominate, or how about large-cap-growth;...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 6 min
Do sector and factor rotation represent a fool’s errand?
Investors have a natural attraction to rotation strategies. The prospect of selling out-of-favor stocks and rebalancing to in-favor...
- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
Using Fed Policy Signals to Capture Alpha: The IFED Strategy
Synopsis Issued September 2022 This article provides insight to the origins of the IFED strategy and its efficacy. The IFED strategy is...
- Sep 10, 2022
- 6 min
Heider College of Business professor partners with Nasdaq in new business venture
Most colleagues who enjoy each other’s company get together to talk shop and trade battle stories over a few cold ones. But not Robert...
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Eyes on the Fed
Investors have plenty to worry about nowadays, but the impact of inflation on the global economy appears to be at the top of the list....
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Ignore the Fed at Your Own Peril
Is all the attention to the Fed warranted, or is it a waste of time for advisors to monitor monetary policy developments? The financial...
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
Nasdaq IFED-L Produces a Positive YTD Return
Please click here to see the latest factsheet on the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap Index (Nasdaq IFED-L). Nasdaq IFED-L exposes investors to...
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
EIA's CEO Bob Johnson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks
EIA's CEO Bob Johnson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss the Nasdaq IFED-L index that uses Federal Reserve policy...
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Alpha Capture: Capitalizing on Fed Policy
Summary: Investors have become increasingly concerned about the interplay between inflation, rising rates and their portfolio returns....
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap Index
To view Nasdaq's Press Release please click the button below. Economic Index Associates (EIA) and Nasdaq are pleased to introduce the...
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
The 2nd-Year Anniversary of IFED-L: The Best Performing Large-Cap Index (As of June 8, 2022)
Since its launch two years ago, the IFED Large-Cap US Index (IFED-L) has been the best performing large-cap US equity index, producing a...
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
Why You Should “Invest with the Fed”: As at May 31, 2022
The Federal Reserve has been front and center in virtually all recent investment discussions. The crucial role that Fed policy plays in...
- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
The IFED Strategy and Changing Market Environments: As at May 20, 2022
With the Fed’s shift to tighter policy earlier this year, concerns about inflation and potential economic recession have ramped up and...
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Invest with the Fed (IFED) Indexes can Reduce Investor Anxiety over Fed Rate Hikes: April 4, 2022
With today’s 50 basis point rate hike, the Fed ramped up its tightening effort and along with it, investor anxiety about the future. At...
- Mar 30, 2022
- 6 min
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Review: March, 2022
The Fed Shifts Its Focus to Inflation With the Federal Reserve’s signaled policy shift in March, EIA’s proprietary monetary indicator...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
The IFED Strategy and the Fed’s Dual Mandate: March, 2022
The IFED monetary indicator uses Fed policy signals to classify the market environment into one of three categories, Expansive,...
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