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Is Rising Income Inequality the 40-Year Bull Market’s Hidden Driver?

While traditional finance’s equity performance models still work, there is an alternative explanation for the long-running secular bull market.

The Equity Advantage: Reinvestment of Earnings

Equities can compound in value in a way that investments in bonds, real estate, and other asset classes cannot.

Buybacks and Dividends: Sizing the Upswing

Dividends and buybacks are poised for a comeback this year.

Book Review: Stock Buybacks

Edward Yardeni and Joseph Abbott's work is a delight that educates the most seasoned equity analyst and investor.

Accelerated Share Repurchases (ASRs): Managing EPS?

Accelerated share repurchases (ASRs) account for a growing proportion of share buybacks. So what are they and how are they used? Ahmet C. Kurt, PhD, explains.

Book Review: Keeping Your Dividend Edge

In Keeping Your Dividend Edge, Todd Wenning, CFA, describes the new market environment that necessitates a revised approach for selecting and monitoring dividend-paying stocks.

In Practice Summary: Build in Buybacks for Better Forecasts

When investors forecast long-run drivers of stock returns, are cash dividends or payouts such as buybacks more accurate criteria than fundamentals? A new study suggests that they are. Mark Harrison, CFA, explains.

Recovery or Expansion? Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA, on the US Economy

The US economy is not just in recovery, it is now in an expansion, according to Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA.

Best of 2016: Top Stories for Investors

There were so many important stories for investors this year, from US productivity, to stock buybacks, to the rise of populism. Jason Voss, CFA, provides his list of the most captivating content he's read in 2016.

Weekend Reads for Investors: The Passive vs. Active Debate Continued

The cold war between passive and active investing has heated up considerably in the last two years, writes Jason Voss, CFA. He offers more insight on this, as well as other picks in this week's edition of Weekend Reads for Investors.



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