Practical analysis for investment professionals 
The US Federal Reserve has offered conflicting messages on interest rates ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting next week. Ron Rimkus, CFA, tries to make sense of the noise and offers a wrap-up of other key issues affecting global markets for fundamental investors. Read more
Leave a CommentHighlights from last month include tips on how to effectively read financial news by Robert J. Martorana, CFA; James Grant’s opinion of negative interest rates; a discussion of Marc Faber’s take on the recent shifts in the global balance of economic power by Ron Rimkus, CFA; and the four main skill sets and one big realization that make up intelligence training, by Nathan Jaye, CFA. Read more
Leave a CommentMarc Faber discussed how the global balance of economic power has shifted over the past decade and what it means for investors, at the 2016 Financial Analysts Seminar. Read more
7 CommentsThe key to success for emerging markets is to reform institutions to compete for talent and capital on a global scale, according to Martyn Davies. Diversification is not a policy, but a “people-driven initiative” about attracting skilled workers and intellectual property. Read more
2 CommentsIn the leading Enterprising Investor posts from May, Mark Harrison, CFA, imagines a world without the insight of the late Jack L. Treynor; Sameer S. Somal, CFA, considers the intangibles of having your own firm; and Scott Krisiloff, CFA, plows through the recent avalanche of earnings reports for a sense of the consensus C-suite view on the economy. Read more
Leave a CommentThe retail sector continued to report soft earnings last week. As retail spending moves increasingly online, it’s clear that the United States has too many retail outlets, and that the industry will need to shrink over time. That could pose problems for those with investments in the sector. Read more
Leave a CommentTen years ago, we thought the world was running out of oil, that China and other emerging market countries would have insatiable energy demand growth, and that production costs would generally rise over time. We were wrong. Energy expert Amy Myers Jaffe explains why. Read more
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In the latest Weekend Reads compilation, Shreenivas Kunte, CFA, curates readings on the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, interest rates, the economic outlook in China and India, and more. Read more
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