The saying holds true for most people; “If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.” Nearly everyone wants to contribute to and make a difference in the world. For those who have been fortunate enough to accumulate any degree of wealth, some give it away because people ask them to, but the majority of people give because they care about other people & want to support causes to make an impact on the world. In this post we will discuss some of the basic ways to
"IntelleCator" release - Intellectus Proprietary Economic Index
As many of you know, the team at Intellectus Partners has been working on and refining a number of Quantitative driven analytics. Today we release our proprietary economic algorithmic indicator, which we have coined the "IntelleCator". We take this opportunity to further expand upon our findings and methodology. The idea is that our economic indicator will enable the team to have a nearly real-time pulse on the health of the broader economy. This in turn, will provide us a clearer perspective
S&P 500 Sales & Earnings update
As Q3 Earnings season winds down, we provide a quick update on how the various sectors fared on Sales and EPS results. 91% of S&P 500 companies have already reported, so at this point we have a pretty good indication of how things are going to settle out. Overall, the quarter was pretty impressive with 55% of companies beating Sales estimates and 76% of companies beating Earnings estimates. The standouts on both Sales and Earnings were Technology and Financials, with 91% of Tech companies beati