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  • This Year’s Lagging Subsectors…Are Earnings Expectations to Blame?
     View from the Observation Deck Our last two posts highlighted the year-to-date (YTD) total returns of the best- and worst-performing S&P 500 Index (“Index”) subsectors. While investment return data can […]
  • Worst-Performing S&P 500 Index Subsectors YTD (thru 8/7)
     View from the Observation Deck Today's blog post is for those investors who want to drill down below the sector level to see what is not performing well in the […]
  • Top-Performing S&P 500 Index Subsectors YTD (thru 8/4)
     View from the Observation Deck Today's blog post is for those investors who want to drill down below the sector level to see what is performing well in the stock […]
  • Corporate Earnings Estimates Signal Strength Ahead
     View from the Observation Deck Today's charts are intended to give investors a visual perspective on historical and estimated earnings performance for the S&P 500 Index (“LargeCap Index”), the S&P […]
  • Passive vs. Active Fund Flows
     View from the Observation Deck Investors directing capital into U.S. mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) favored passive investing over active management during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2026. […]

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