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2023: A Year in Review
Posted: January 30, 2024 2023 was a strong year for the U.S. stock market and for the IFED indexes. The stock market rebounded nicely in...
Jan 30, 20246 min read


The Fed’s Focus on Inflation Continues – Are Your Portfolio Holdings Still Appropriate?
Posted: July 21, 2023 In this commentary, we highlight the link between Nasdaq IFED ™ index performance, the principles behind the IFED...
Jul 21, 20236 min read


Nasdaq IFED-L Easily Clears the 3-Year Performance Hurdle While Handily Beating the Competition
Posted: June 26, 2023 June 9th, 2023 marks the three-year anniversary since the launch of the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap™️ Index (Nasdaq...
Jun 26, 20237 min read

2022: A Year in Review
Posted: January 16, 2023 Was 2022 a year of the unopened envelope syndrome for you? Behavioral psychologists have identified a phenomenon...
Jan 16, 20235 min read


How Do Investors Avoid Fighting the Fed?
It’s unlikely the Federal Reserve chairman is ever going to win a popularity contest, no matter what actions the Fed takes. Consistent...
Dec 15, 20227 min read


What is the best investment style?
For decades investors have debated which investment style is superior, does small-cap-value dominate, or how about large-cap-growth;...
Nov 11, 20226 min read


Do sector and factor rotation represent a fool’s errand?
Investors have a natural attraction to rotation strategies. The prospect of selling out-of-favor stocks and rebalancing to in-favor...
Oct 27, 20226 min read


Using Fed Policy Signals to Capture Alpha: The IFED Strategy
Synopsis Issued September 2022 This article provides insight to the origins of the IFED strategy and its efficacy. The IFED strategy is...
Sep 27, 20221 min read


Heider College of Business professor partners with Nasdaq in new business venture
Most colleagues who enjoy each other’s company get together to talk shop and trade battle stories over a few cold ones. But not Robert...
Sep 10, 20226 min read


Eyes on the Fed
Investors have plenty to worry about nowadays, but the impact of inflation on the global economy appears to be at the top of the list....
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Ignore the Fed at Your Own Peril
Is all the attention to the Fed warranted, or is it a waste of time for advisors to monitor monetary policy developments? The financial...
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Nasdaq IFED-L Produces a Positive YTD Return
Please click here to see the latest factsheet on the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap Index (Nasdaq IFED-L). Nasdaq IFED-L exposes investors to...
Aug 6, 20221 min read


EIA's CEO Bob Johnson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks
EIA's CEO Bob Johnson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss the Nasdaq IFED-L index that uses Federal Reserve policy...
Aug 3, 20221 min read


Alpha Capture: Capitalizing on Fed Policy
Summary: Investors have become increasingly concerned about the interplay between inflation, rising rates and their portfolio returns....
Jul 20, 20222 min read


Introducing the Nasdaq IFED US Large-Cap Index
To view Nasdaq's Press Release please click the button below. Economic Index Associates (EIA) and Nasdaq are pleased to introduce the...
Jul 6, 20221 min read


The 2nd-Year Anniversary of IFED-L: The Best Performing Large-Cap Index (As of June 8, 2022)
Since its launch two years ago, the IFED Large-Cap US Index (IFED-L) has been the best performing large-cap US equity index, producing a...
Jun 13, 20223 min read


Why You Should “Invest with the Fed”: As at May 31, 2022
The Federal Reserve has been front and center in virtually all recent investment discussions. The crucial role that Fed policy plays in...
Jun 8, 20224 min read


The IFED Strategy and Changing Market Environments: As at May 20, 2022
With the Fed’s shift to tighter policy earlier this year, concerns about inflation and potential economic recession have ramped up and...
May 23, 20224 min read


Invest with the Fed (IFED) Indexes can Reduce Investor Anxiety over Fed Rate Hikes: April 4, 2022
With today’s 50 basis point rate hike, the Fed ramped up its tightening effort and along with it, investor anxiety about the future. At...
May 4, 20224 min read


The IFED Strategy and the Fed’s Dual Mandate: March, 2022
The IFED monetary indicator uses Fed policy signals to classify the market environment into one of three categories, Expansive,...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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