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Surveying Style Indices
How can index construction inform style selection? S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara takes a closer look at the S&P Style and S&P Pure Style Indices and how these different approaches to indexing Growth and Value are designed to help advisors align strategies with client objectives.
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2023, Craig Lazzara, equities, factors, Financial Advisors, growth investing, growth vs. value, indexing, pure growth, pure style, pure value, S&P 500 Growth, S&P 500 Pure Growth, S&P 500 Pure Value, S&P 500 Value, S&P Pure Style, S&P Pure Style Indices, S&P Style, Style, style bias, U.S. style, US FA
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- 2023, Craig Lazzara, equities, factors, Financial Advisors, growth investing, growth vs. value, indexing, pure growth, pure style, pure value, S&P 500 Growth, S&P 500 Pure Growth, S&P 500 Pure Value, S&P 500 Value, S&P Pure Style, S&P Pure Style Indices, S&P Style, Style, style bias, U.S. style, US FA
Riding the Value Wave
U.S. equity markets seemed to undergo a fundamental change of direction in September of last year. Exhibit 1 illustrates the shift; our growth indices, which had outperformed value handily through the end of August, have lagged ever since. The spreads between growth and value are even greater when we compute them using our Pure Growth…
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Confusing Style and Selection
A headline from yesterday was very intriguing: “Why investors crave a return to the art of stock-picking.” Copious data demonstrate the peril of placing hope in active management. The article argues that since we seem to be in a trend that favors value, it is a good time for managers to pick stocks based on…