It has been a while since European stocks were met with optimism. With recent developments in European fiscal policy, momentum is starting to build. Joe Tenaglia makes the case that European equities could offer a great buying opportunity for investors.

Mid-cap value has been one of the most consistently performing asset classes over the last 25 years. With a market segment that is often overlooked, and in an investment style that the markets seem to hate, mid-cap value may be the most-hipster equity-style box out there.

Remember when eurozone sovereign debt yields mattered to Treasuries? During this year’s rise in the UST 10-year yield, this conversation was conspicuously absent, raising the question: do eurozone yields matter anymore?

Given how emerging markets have been beaten down so badly over the past few months, it is possible that, going forward, the risks are more skewed to the upside. Is it time to dip back into the asset class?

As multifactor investing has gained traction in recent years, the investing community has largely accepted and focused on five primary factors: size, value, quality, momentum and low volatility. We did not include low volatility as an alpha-seeking pure stock selection factor in our methodology. There are ultimately two reasons why.