Investor Essentials Daily

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds are in the news again recently, as the investigations have been ramping up on whether or not ESG funds are really doing what they say they are. There is a slew of funds being investigated by a special ESG enforcement task force within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Recovery from the pandemic has been huge in some markets, but New York City is not one of them. The city still lacks 176,000 jobs because of the At Home Revolution pushing folks out to the suburbs...

The United States faces the highest inflation rate since the beginning of the 1980s and the healthcare industry is struggling with rising costs...

The biggest thing the market hates right now isn’t actually certain sectors, but businesses that lose money in a higher rate environment...

In World War II, the United States and the allies were able to prevail thanks to the unparalleled industrial power of the “Arsenal of Democracy.”...

Across the universe of equity investing, it’s all too common to miss a vital piece of analysis – understanding credit. Whether it’s equity or credit investing, investors should look at the company as a whole and understand both parts of the company....

Extreme weather conditions become more common, especially in the U.S. These conditions have a very serious impact on our lives. People lose their homes, and infrastructure damage can take years to be rebuilt....

Victoria’s Secret (VSCO) is known for its famous fashion shows and its shining stores in almost every mall in the country. The company had some issues about its ownership in the last few years, but it still continues to be among the leading lingerie brands across the globe....

Over the last few years, the premier mobile game and app engine Unity (U) has been looking to integrate with an ad partner to bring the entire mobile game revenue stream “in house.”...

Our economy has spent much of 2022 digesting inflationary pressures. And the effects have started to show in recent quarterly earnings....

The biotech industry has been suffering in the stock market for around a year and a half. Its value almost halved from its highs in February 2021. But new drug approvals, an uptick in M&A activity, and investments from some high-profile healthcare hedge funds helped the industry gain back a small portion of what it lost...

America is built on constant innovation and improvement, and the latest statistics for venture capital investments prove it. Companies in many industries benefited from it, but one company stands out...

The supply chain supercycle is coming and the companies are getting ready to invest in their businesses. Usually, the safest way to invest in a trend is not in the companies on the front lines, but in the suppliers who will win no matter what...

Platform businesses get more popular each day, with more and more reaching the headlines every year. As these businesses continue to scale up, their need for quality customer service and assistance grows exponentially...

As we’ve written in recent weeks, many of the issues our economy is facing today are the result of a massive demand spike following the COVID-19 pandemic....

Julian Robertson passed away last month. He was truly a legend in the hedge fund and investment management industry, creating the structure of the hedge fund we recognize today....

For customers to see prices come back to earth, it seems that some amount of reshoring is necessary, reversing the globalization trends of the past twenty years...

Statistics show that technology grows at a faster pace than ever before and spending follows. Government and businesses work together to improve and grant funds, which benefits the creators of technology, especially semiconductor companies...

As people spend more time at home, online shopping surged and even branded offerings have been blowing up...

Coal plants are being relaunched across the continent, and the good old nuclear energy debate is getting a second look....