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asset-allocation: Archive

John Blank

Zacks July View on Equity Markets

Can we count on the massive mega-cap tech stocks to lead us, higher and higher?

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ZRS Chart of the Month

Info Tech (and likely Utilities) earnings growth is well-supported by AI data/cloud centers and strong tech mega-cap earnings.

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July Asset Allocation Guidelines

5 different frameworks specify portfolio risk tolerance: from risky "Max Growth" to conservative "Income." Choose one that fits you.

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July Sell-Side and Buy-Side Consensus at a Glance

What's FactSet "Bottoms-up" consensus, going 12 months out? This outside consensus was for 6,678.

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International: Update on Global Regions

"It is interesting to note that for Q1 2025, S&P 500 companies with more international revenue exposure are projected to report lower earnings growth."

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Zacks June View on Equity Markets

At Zacks, with my stock strategy team, we like to take a portfolio approach to sectors. This allows us to identity the top stock picks within that sector, seen over the returns data available over the last 8 years.

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ZRS Chart of the Month

Sector Forward 12-Month Price to Earnings (P/E) valuations over 10 years.

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June Asset Allocation Guidelines

Five different frameworks specify portfolio risk tolerance: from Risky "Max Growth" to Conservative "Income." Choose one that fits you.

John Blank

June Sell-Side and Buy-Side - Consensus at a Glance

The "Equity Risk Premium" (ERP) is an excess return the overall stock market provides above a risk-free fixed income rate.

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International: Update on Global Regions

Here are the Top 10 world ETFs on Zacks.com, as of June 2nd, 2025.