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Domestic Equity Investors Flocked to Low Fee Funds in 2023
June 14, 2024
Domestic equity index funds with the lowest fees saw the large majority of inflows in 2023.
Domestic equity index funds with the lowest fees saw the large majority of inflows in 2023.
42% of U.S. households own an IRA. The difference in ownership between the highest and lowest income buckets is staggering.
Equity ETFs accounted for 30% of stock market volume in the U.S. in 2023.
A look at the holdings of government-only money market funds versus prime money market funds
A long-term look at border crossings
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
In the latest installment of Talking Data, Jim discusses CPI and the Fed meeting.
Today's topics include the Fed is still in wait & see mode, the Fed's inflation target, the market vs. the Fed, understanding Fedspeak, the Fed's paper losses, the dollar as the world's reserve currency, some thoughts on volatility over the long run, and consumer concerns
Year-over-year inflation came in below expectations in May. Supercore inflation, a measure closely watched by the Fed, fell for the first time in seven months. The markets have now put the September meeting back in play, pricing in almost 70% odds of a cut at that FOMC meeting.
Today's topics include attempting to project the Fed's path, long bond wagers lose traction pre-FOMC, more on momentum trading in 2024, are higher rates necessary?, forecasting an oil glut, defending the Euro, the persistence of work from home & its impact, private equity could struggle for returns in higher for longer environment, synthetic risk transfers...where hidden threats lie, and China's inflation measures hold steady