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☆ A portfolio manager explains why the first quarter of 2024 is the perfect storm for a stock-market pullback — and shares the 3 funds he's buying to take advantage of this year's bull rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs expects rates to hold steady again as inflation trends down and the labor market remains strong. But Raymond Bridges, the portfolio manager of the Bridges Capital ETF, an actively managed equity long-only fund, believes the overall macro outlook is still bearish. But regional banks continue to access this program every week, Bridges said. But just because he's bearish on the macro outlook doesn't mean he's not going to take advantage of short-term opportunities. His ETF, launched on May 11, is a mix of US equity-index ETFs, large-cap stocks, and cash or cash equivalents.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Raymond Bridges, Bridges, Joseph Abate, Jerome Powell, he's bearish, Russell Organizations: Fed, Bridges Capital ETF, Barclays, Reuters, Regional Banking, Trust, BPI

☆ Here’s where to invest $50,000 right now, according to the pros
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

So if you had $50,000 to invest, where should you put it and how much should you allocate to each asset class? He recommends the following: 35% to Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF; 25% to options trades; 15% to SPDR S & P 500 ETF; 15% to ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF ; 5% to iShares Russell 2000 ETF ; and 5% cash. He added that he would look to cash in on artificial intelligence via the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF. He broke down his 40% (or $20,000) stock allocation this way: $10,000 into U.S. stocks, $5,000 into Europe, and $5,000 into Asian emerging market stocks. Hedge against volatility Pannell, who would have a 15% hedge reserve for the ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF, said investors need some downside coverage.

Persons: they're, Jay Hatfield, Ryan Pannell, ProShares, iShares Russell, Victor Kuoch, hasn't, Pannell, Wade Guenther, Treasurys Raymond Bridges, CNBC's Ganesh Rao Organizations: CNBC, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tech, —, Condors, Wilshire, Bridges Capital Locations: U.S . Federal, Asia, Pacific, Europe, U.S, Taiwan

☆ Global stocks are soaring. Analysts love these names — giving one over 80% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts are still optimistic about some parts of the U.S. market, but some expect international markets to do better this year. The resulting stocks have buy ratings from over 65% of analysts covering them, and average price target upside of at least 30%. Two stocks stood out for their 100% buy rating from analysts and significant potential upside: Coal mining company Yancoal Australia and Hong Kong-listed ESR Group , a real estate services company. German meal kit company Hello Fresh got the highest potential upside from analysts at 82%. U.S. stocks include e-commerce giant MercadoLibre , health insurance firm Humana and pharmaceutical firm Jazz Pharmaceuticals .

Persons: Germany's Dax, Morgan Stanley, J.P, Tai Hui, Tai, Raymond Bridges, Fresh Organizations: Nikkei, Morgan Asset, Bridges Capital, CNBC Pro, CNBC, Vanguard FTSE, Index, Kansai Electric Power, JCR Pharmaceuticals, Humana, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Locations: Europe, U.S, Japan, Asia, Australia, Hong Kong

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