Trading Costs Wipe Out the Overnight Return Anomaly
At least once a year, the press and Twittersphere propagate the mistaken idea that investors can earn excess returns by buying the S&P 500 at [...]
About Matthew Bartolini
Matthew is a Vice President at State Street Global Advisors and Head of SPDR Americas Research. He manages a team responsible for the product research and analysis of SPDR ETFs and SSGA Funds. This team develops research, marketing strategies and campaigns across the firm’s ETF and mutual fund product suite. In addition, the team works with State Street’s thought leaders to develop market outlooks, investment themes, and portfolio implementation ideas to help clients understand the market landscape and achieve their desired investment outcomes. Matthew graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Economics and earned his MBA at Northeastern with concentrations in Investment Analytics and Corporate Finance. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analysts designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society. He also holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.Sector Business Cycle Analysis
There are different investment approaches to identify sector winners and losers, such as price momentum strategies, top down approach based on specific macroeconomic indicators or [...]
Buyback Blackout Periods Do Not Negatively Impact Market Performance
The October 2018 market correction where the S&P 500® Index fell by 7%, its worst October since 2008,[ref]Bloomberg Finance L.P., as of 10/31/2018.[/ref] left investors [...]
After a Lost Decade, Will Value Get its Groove back in 2019?
Borne in academia and raised by fund managers seeking to outperform, value style mutual funds and ETFs today hold close to $2 trillion[ref]Morningstar[/ref]. But with [...]