Anthony Isola| tonyisola.com
Pandemics aren’t gender-neutral. A select few profited from stimulus juiced financial markets; others lost big time. Topping the list – Women. Their finances suffering disproportionally to men. According to the National Women’s Law Center, women garnered 55% of the net 9.6 million pandemic layoffs. Not including the hundreds of thousands forced to leave jobs taking...| A Teachable Moment
Over 800,000 Italian soldiers died during World War l; another million were horribly wounded. Like many other nations in “The War to End All Wars”, these casualties resulted from: The arrogance of the commanding officers; Hopeless tactical procedures running wild; The savagery of military justice; The horrors of friendly fire; and Diseases generated in the...| A Teachable Moment
Sometimes, the data is so overwhelming that little commentary is needed. From SPIVA, here is the data on large-cap fund performance in the United States, showing the percentage of all large-cap funds that over and underperformed the S&P 500 over various time frames: 1 Year: 65.24% of funds underperformed the S&P 500; 34.76% outperformed the…Read More| The Big Picture
