David Cohen

Dave Cohen is Cofounder of Bryant Avenue Ventures, an index provider which is implemented in a targeted distribution strategy at Strategy Shares. He previously served as Managing Director of Product Development at Guggenheim Investments. Dave is a product development executive with more than 20 years of experience creating successful financial products across a variety of asset classes and investment vehicles.

Struggling Through the Fall Season: October 2023 HANDLS Monthly Income Report

Securities markets continued to struggle in October in the face of rising interest rates and concerns about whether the Federal Reserve might continue its monetary tightening policy.

Struggling Through the Fall Season: October 2023 HANDLS Monthly Income Report

Securities markets continued to struggle in October in the face of rising interest rates and concerns about whether the Federal Reserve might continue its monetary tightening policy.

Look Out Below: September 2023 HANDLS Monthly Income Report

A stubbornly hot economy drove a large upward move in interest rates that took a bite out of the securities markets in September.

The Summer Doldrums: August 2023 HANDLS Monthly Income Report

The Nasdaq 5HANDL Index was up 7.3% through the end of August, versus returns of 8.3% and 10.8% for the Nasdaq 7 HANDL Index and Nasdaq 10 HANDL Index, respectively.

July HANDLS Market Recap: Equities Continue to Run

Equity categories that make up the Nasdaq Dorsey Wright Explore portion of HANDLS Indexes generally outperformed the fixed-income categories, with MLPs leading the way with a 6.4% return for the month.

June HANDLS Market Recap: Return of the Equities

Markets were a mixed bag in June. Optimism about the Federal Reserve ending or at least slowing its rate-rising program pushed up the equity markets, with the Large Cap Core Equity category delivering a 6.4% return for the month. Nevertheless, inflation remained persistent, albeit at a lower annualized rate, and the Core Fixed Income category responded with a -0.3% return in June.

June HANDLS Market Recap: Return of the Equities

Markets were a mixed bag in June. Optimism about the Federal Reserve ending or at least slowing its rate-rising program pushed up the equity markets, with the Large Cap Core Equity category delivering a 6.4% return for the month. Nevertheless, inflation remained persistent, albeit at a lower annualized rate, and the Core Fixed Income category responded with a -0.3% return in June.

David Cohen Joins “Behind the Ticker” with Brad Roth of ETF Central to Discuss the HANDLS Indexes

David Cohen, Co-Founder of the HANDLS Indexes, two of which are generally correlated with two ETFs from Strategy Shares, recently joined Brad Roth on the "Behind the Ticker" podcast.

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