The stock market could involve the S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 and other global markets including the Chi-next, DAX, Nikkei, MSCI or EAFE. While it's easy to track the individual indexes there is value to look beyond the surface into specific industries, sectors and companies. The stock market is typically divided into 11 key sectors representing major areas of the economy. Within each sector there are a number of publicly traded companies that share the same core focus or client base. Investors interested in investing in a specific sector or area of the economy may look at a sector based portfolio management strategy. The eleven sectors of the stock market include:
  1. Financials
  2. Utilities
  3. Consumer Discretionary
  4. Consumer Staples
  5. Energy
  6. Healthcare
  7. Industrials
  8. Technology
  9. Telecom
  10. Materials
  11. Real Estate
Each sector will have it's own dynamics which can make it more attractive or less during each market cycle, business cycle or interest rate environment.
 

Be Water

Having covered Japan and bonds, I suppose I should go over the third risk I’ve talked about, liquidity. Liquidity ... Read More

 

Bond. Treasury Bond.

There’s a lot going on in markets, right now. In cases like these, I think it’s important to ... Read More

 

Further Along the Japan Story

As talked about last week, Japanese troubles seem to matter. Their yield curve control (YCC) adjustment has caused their bond ... Read More

 

The Land of the Rising Sun

Japan has been getting exciting, lately. Inflation has been back on the rise, with core inflation looking sticky around 4.2%. At ... Read More

 

Q2 2023 Quarterly Report

Last year, we did quite well by staying defensive. This year, that has looked like a horrible decision. What changed? ... Read More

 

Non-Fundamental Factors

  I generally try to stay away from getting into the weeds of what happens in the market, as it’... Read More

 

Busy Times Ahead

We’re certainly going to start of the second half of the year with quite a lot going on. Earnings ... Read More

 

Party Like It’s 1999

The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) had the best-ever start to a year in its history, up 39%. Why did this happen, and more ... Read More