4 Quant Funds That Are Dominating Their Benchmarks (And How They Do It)
Quant Mutual Fund has spent the last few years turning heads in an industry once ruled by predictable names. Its funds aren’t driven by instinct or legacy; they are built on systems, data models, liquidity signals, and valuation cycles. Yet, unlike the faceless algorithms people imagine, Quant’s approach blends this data discipline with active human oversight.
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Read MoreThere's no jobs report today, but here's what private data is telling us about the labor market
Economists, journalists, and investors won’t be waiting by their laptops this morning for a new jobs report.
It’s the second month without this data release. The agency isn’t releasing most reports or collecting data during the government shutdown, which is the longest one in US history. However, job seekers, economists,
Read MoreHas This Mag 7 Stock Got More Fuel In the Fire?
Amazon shares surged nearly 9% within a week of its latest earnings report, extending a 31% gain over the past year.
The strong results reignited investor confidence but the real story goes beyond quarterly numbers to Amazon’s growing role at the center of the AI boom.
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Amazon’s earnings beat was impressive,
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Read MoreBig News Is Coming for Nvidia Investors on Nov. 19. Should You Buy Nvidia Stock Now?
Nvidia (NVDA 3.65%) has been the stock of the moment for several years already as its artificial intelligence (AI) chips drive advances in the industry. Nvidia stock is up 1,230% over the past three years alone, and it’s the first stock to reach $5 trillion in value.
President Trump's Foreign Policy Is Causing This ETF to Soar. Should You Invest?
Defense stocks are soaring under the current administration.
Aerospace and defense stocks are seeing their best run under a president since President George W. Bush, who oversaw the country’s reaction to the 9/11 terror attacks and had close ties to the defense industry.
Those stocks outperformed the broader market by 8.7 percentage points under Bush.
The Burst
IBM’s Smart Move To Prove It’s an AI Powerhouse
For years, IBM has worn the “missed opportunity” label in artificial intelligence. The company that built Deep Blue, the chess-playing computer, and Watson, the supercomputer, seemed perfectly positioned to dominate AI before anyone else saw it coming.
And yet, while those early breakthroughs made headlines, IBM failed to cash in.
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Is SoFi The Next Fintech Powerhouse?
SoFi Technologies has evolved far beyond its origins as a student loan refinancer. Today, it’s a full-fledged digital financial platform offering everything from brokerage accounts to mortgages, all through a single app.
That simplicity and accessibility have made SoFi a go-to brand for Millennials and Gen Z, who increasingly prefer managing their finances entirely online.
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1 Stock to Own for the Next Decade
Every once in a while, a company comes along that feels like the rare exception, a business so well-positioned, diversified, and forward-looking that it could anchor a portfolio for years.
Broadcom is one of those companies and it might be the single best position to hold for the foreseeable future.
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Broadcom combines cyclical chip sales with high-margin recurring software revenue from acquisitions like CA,