##  [# Hot Reads: Most Stocks Lag Their Indexes](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-most-stocks-lag-their-indexes) 

 

# Hot Reads: Most Stocks Lag Their Indexes

 

 

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**[How Many Stocks Beat The Indexes?](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1035348/how-many-stocks-beat-the-indexes)** (Morningstar)  
 Unlike the children of Lake Wobegon, most companies are below average.

**[3 Geo-Economic Trends To Watch](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/04/27/joachim-klement-cfa-three-geo-economics-trends-to-watch/)** (CFA Institute)  
 The rise of China, climate change and cyberthreats could shape the 2020s.

**[Materials ETF Sets Another All-Time High](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/materials-etf-sets-another-all-time-high-2021-04-26)** (MarketWatch)  
 “[**XLB**](https://www.etf.com/XLB)” pushed to a fresh high Monday as investors embraced the cyclical trade.

**[Reopening Plays Have Room To Run](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/reopening-plays-still-have-room-to-run-analysts-say-as-new-etfs-launch.html)** (ETF Edge)  
 Restaurants, airlines and hotel stocks should see a boost from blowout Q1 GDP growth.

**[Will The IRS Come After Your Bitcoin Soon?](https://www.investopedia.com/tech/bitcoin-irs-taxes/?utm_campaign=quote-yahoo&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral)** (Investopedia)  
 The U.S. government *is* going to want to tax gains, as they would for any other investment.

**[3 Dividend ETFs To Buy &amp; Hold](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/dividend-ideas/3-dividend-etfs-buy-and-hold)** (TheStreet.com)  
 Products from Schwab, Vanguard and ProShares could offer the dividend access you’re seeking.

**[Stock Market’s Collapse Is Near](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/04/26/the-stock-markets-collapse-is-near)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The powerful up-trend of the last 12 years is not a comprehensive representation of the stock market.

**[Junk Bonds Leading Fixed Income Markets In 2021](https://www.capitalspectator.com/junk-bonds-continue-to-lead-us-fixed-income-markets-in-2021/)** (The Capital Spectator)  
 But as reflation heats up, is the already stretched high-yield market headed for trouble?

**[Some Thoughts On Low Vol Investing](https://blog.validea.com/some-thoughts-on-low-volatility-investing/)** (Validea)  
 Using a standard risk framework, it is difficult to explain why the factor works.

**[Big Money Poll](https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2021/04/27/big-money-poll/)** (The Irrelevant Investor)  
 We’ve gone from “is value investing dead” to “of course value will outperform” in less than six months.

**[Migration By Fama &amp; French](https://blog.validea.com/academic-research-spotlight-migration-by-eugene-fama-and-kenneth-french/)** (Validea)  
 Some interesting research that took a unique approach to explaining the value and size premiums.

**[Have More Trust In Financial Services?](https://alphaarchitect.com/2021/04/26/we-should-increase-trust-in-financial-services/)** (Alpha Architect)  
 Low levels of trust may be significantly reducing the demand for financial advice.



 

 

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