Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets
Scanning The Markets
Based on the broad market comparators, the new year got off to a poor start.
Tech Watch
The broad Tech sector is down significantly from all time highs, but is still not cheap by traditional measures. Upside driver will have to be new earnings momentum developing.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Telecom Survivors?
See strong opportunities after a two year shakeout has left the strongest players standing...now with improved balance sheets. The industry is not going away.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Health Care Cost Containment
This thematic group shifted to attractive for February after slow but steady improvement over last six months.
Scanning The Markets
Despite the strong gains in Q4, the stock market ended 2002 down substantially.
Tech Watch
Technology stocks retreat in December, as our broad tech index lost 16.0%. However for all of Q4 Tech was up 33%.
New Group Coverage - Homeland Security
We will begin regular coverage of our Homeland Security Theme in next month’s Blue Book—Equity Strategies.
Tech Watch
Technology stocks soar again as our broad tech index gained 26.4% in November.
Scanning The Markets
Renaming the Paid To Play Equity Portfolio this month. New name “Select Industries” Equity Portfolio better describes the methodology which drives the construction of this all-equity portfolio.
Scanning The Markets
The stock market rallied in October, with large cap growth stocks leading the way.
Tech Watch
October provided welcomed relief for technology stock investors. After an average loss of 18% for tech stocks in September, the October rebound came along and more than made up for the loss in most cases.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Constructing Position In Home Improvement Retail
At the beginning of October, the Home Improvement Retail group rose to Attractive based on our GS Scoring System. With the November calculation, this group got even more Attractive.
Tech Watch
Still extremely risky area of equities, but recovery may be near. Currently rank six tech groups “Attractive”.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Prescribing Generic Pharmaceuticals
Upgraded to Attractive for October as a result of three consecutive months of rising quantitative scores.
Scanning The Markets
September closed the door on a very ugly third quarter.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Searching For Gains In New Oil & Gas Exploration Holding
Mid-East turmoil and Attractive rating for last five months.
Scanning The Markets
During August, there was very little differential between the performance of the stock market indices we track.
Tech Watch—Pockets of Strength Beginning to Emerge
Stock selection and small cap focus have provided the only hopes of surviving this decimated sector.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Hooking Up New Position In Networkers
Rated Attractive last three months, moves into the “top five” in latest GS Score distribution.
Scanning The Markets
It was a very tough month to beat the S&P 500, as investors seemed to be selling everything in sight.
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