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16 Oct 2023

Cash + Treasury Bills now account for 15% of BoA's Global Wealth AUM, the highest level since the onset of the pandemic and one of the highest levels since the GFC

This could potentially limit the downside risk if that capital rotates back into stocks. Source: Barchart, BofA

12 Oct 2023

Microsoft $MSFT is devoting more than 13% of CAPEX to artificial intelligence, the highest amount out of the world’s top cloud service providers

Baidu $BIDU follows with nearly 10%, while Google $GOOG and Meta $META are putting between 6-7% of CAPEX to AI. Source: FT

12 Oct 2023

Warren Buffett’s Financial Statement Rules of Thumb

Source: Brian Feroldi

12 Oct 2023

Maximum 3-month total return 60/40 nominal drawdown

Source: TME, Haver

12 Oct 2023

How Companies Raise Capital

Watch these four balance sheet categories: by Brian Feroldi

11 Oct 2023

This is by far the longest bond bear market in history, at 38 months and counting...

Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Oct 2023

The famous Sunday calls

by Compounding Quality

9 Oct 2023

Relative performance of prior bull market leader vs. the next bull market leader (beginning of bull market = 100)

Source: BofA, TME

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