How 2017 Was A Lot Like 2000
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How 2017 Was A Lot Like 2000

One theme of our work this year has been the decline in sector correlations among the 11 industry groups in the S&P 500. This trend is, in many ways, more significant than the above-average +18% return for the index in 2017. Prior to January...

CA Legal Retail Cannabis Sales: What to Know
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CA Legal Retail Cannabis Sales: What to Know

Dispensaries in California can finally start selling recreational cannabis on January 1st after voters passed Proposition 64 in November 2016. Even though some other states already allow legal retail cannabis (like Colorado and Washington), this...

Last Minute (Male) Holiday Shopping Trends
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Last Minute (Male) Holiday Shopping Trends

Ask any retailer about the Holiday season, and they will tell you their success comes down to just 2 weekends. The first is Black Friday through Cyber Monday. The second is the final weekend before Christmas. This year is especially positive for...

S&P +20% This Year; What’s Next?
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S&P +20% This Year; What’s Next?

The S&P 500 will most likely end the year at least 20% higher than where it started. Sounds like an outsized return, no? We pulled the performance data for the index back to 1928 (1958 to present actual data, prior to that recreated) from NYU...