Corporate Buy Backs
The activity of public corporations repurchasing previously issued shares has become a topic of controversy lately as two U.S. senators have proposed…
Entries by Kevin Scott
ESG Investing
In this article, we show returns for portfolios comprised of high-ESG scoring companies. More importantly, we use attribution analysis to show contributions from sector, industry, and stock selection within these portfolios.
Monetary Policy: Neutral or Normal?
T-Bills are generally considered to be risk-free investments. An investor knows what the return will be over the short holding period, and the bills are backed by the full taxation power of the U.S. Federal Government.
ICON Story
ICON Advisers is a boutique firm based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and since its inception, ICON has employed a unique and disciplined investment approach to the way we manage assets.
Everybody’s Talkin’
The purpose of this article is to help remind financial advisers and their investors of the power of long-term investing and the potential cost of investor fear.
China Green Policies could Influence Companies in the Emerging Markets
China’s focus on green policies and the rise of eCommerce have influenced paper companies’ rise to value within the ICON system. Portfolio Managers Scott Snyder and Rob Young discuss these influences and their potential effects going forward.
A Case for Natural Resources Investing
Over the last nine calendar years, the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors have led the MSCI All Country World Index by nearly 70% cumulatively. In addition these sectors have been in the top three annual best-performing sectors two-thirds of those years…
The Permanent Emerging Markets Allocation
At ICON, we believe that investors should instead have a permanent allocation to the space with fund selection determined from a risk/return perspective. There are also several forces contributing to positive current opportunity within the space.
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