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# Hot Reads: SEC Eyeing Market Swings As Meme Stocks Surge

 

 

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[**SEC Scrutinizing Market Swings As Meme Stocks Surge**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/sec-says-it-s-scrutinizing-market-swings-as-meme-stocks-surge-62434.html) (FA Magazine)

SEC investigating whether there’s been related market disruptions, manipulative trading or other misconduct.

[**Pioneering Low Volatility &amp; Factor-Based Investing**](https://ritholtz.com/2021/06/pioneering-low-volatility-factor-based-investing/) (The Big Picture)

Can you match the market with less volatility and lower drawdowns?

[**6 Small Cap ETFs For The Economic Recovery**](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/trade-ideas/6-top-small-cap-etfs-built-for-economic-recovery) (ETF Focus)

Cyclicals, value stocks and emerging markets look well-positioned to outperform.

[**Is Active Investing ‘The Biggest Scam On The Planet’?**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/06/07/active-investing-is-biggest-scam-on-the-planet-says-nuclear-pharmacist-turned-ria/) (ThinkAdvisor)

A nuclear pharmacist turned RIA labels active managers “lucky coin flippers.”

[**Bill Would Allow Annual Penalty-Free $1K 401(k)/IRA Withdrawals**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/bill-calls-for-annual-penalty-free-withdrawal-from-401-k-s--iras-62409.html) (FA Magazine)

Bipartisan proposal is designed to give Americans more access to emergency funds.

[**Does Inflation Hurt Stocks?**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/06/07/goldman-strategists-downplay-inflation-concerns-for-stocks/) (ThinkAdvisor)

Concerns that the earnings yield is less than the inflation rate are misplaced, say Goldman analysts.

[**Inflation In 2021 Could Be Different**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/06/07/inflation-in-2021-why-it-could-be-different-this-time) (Advisor Perspectives)

The risk of sustained inflation is high; fixed income investors should consider adopting a defensive posture.

[**What’s Dragging Down Small Growth?**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1042020/whats-dragging-down-small-growth) (Morningstar)

As the value rotation continues, health care and tech names lag.

[**The Term ‘Machine Learning’ Is Overused**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-term-machine-learning-is-overused.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)

It’s bandied about as a special technique to liven returns for any portfolio.

[**Finding Quality Value Stocks**](https://blog.validea.com/finding-quality-value-stocks-with-joseph-piotroskis-f-score-methodology/) (Validea)

Many value stocks have bigger problems than the market has priced in.



 

 

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