Bill Sickles

Bill Sickles
abroad competition continue decent domestic funds money plain year
Overall, while it was a pretty decent year for domestic funds, but when you look at the sectors and the world funds, there's a lot of competition out there for investors' dollars. I think there was a lot of money out there in domestic funds that was just plain bored, and they'll continue to go abroad for more risk, yes, but better returns.
boost fourth fund helped managers momentum onto saw stock
I think you saw a lot of fund managers latch onto the stock market?s momentum in the fourth quarter, and that helped boost returns.
boost fourth fund goes good helped investors looking managers momentum risk saw stock
I think you saw a lot of fund managers latch on to the stock market's momentum in the fourth quarter, and that helped boost returns. And the mid-caps were good for investors looking for more nimble companies, but without the risk that goes with small-caps.
changes far fed figuring interest less raising rate sensitive stocks stop suffer surprise tend
The large-cap stocks tend to be the ones that are most interest rate sensitive. With the changes at the Fed and figuring out if and when they'll stop raising rates, it's not a surprise to see large-caps suffer some, while small-caps are far less sensitive to rate issues.
interest rate stocks tend
The large-cap stocks tend to be the ones that are most interest rate sensitive.