Jeff DeMaso

600 posts

Weekly Brief

WEEKLY BRIEF | Midterms, Markets and a Tech Hangover

Midterms and markets | Tech slides from its peak | Greenspan’s lesson

| 4 min read
IVA Research

Nibbling Around the Edges: 2026

Does the manager of your mutual fund (or ETF) have confidence in what he or she is doing? Are they invested alongside you?

| 11 min read
Monthly Recap

IVA MONTHLY RECAP | Quiet Victories

NOVEMBER 2026 | AI stumbles grabbed the headlines in October, while bonds, dividend growers and smaller stocks quietly delivered. Plus, IVA Portfolio notes, the IVA Factor Tracker and a roundup of articles and analysis from the past month.

| 8 min read
Weekly Brief

Don’t Vote With Your Portfolio

Politics is a costly investment strategy | Who your Flagship consultant works for | A record year for capital gains?

| 4 min read
IVA Research

Capital Gains Sneak Peek: 2026

Vanguard’s active funds are on pace for their biggest payouts in more than two decades. Here’s who’s paying, how much, and what to do about it.

| 12 min read
Weekly Brief

Flagship Is Back

PRIMECAP’s ETF is here | Flagship is back | Cash Plus tiers are here | A growthier Target Retirement | Defense stocks lose the war

| 5 min read