Editor's NoteNatalie Mayer 
In this issue, Dwaine van Vuuren from RecessionAlert.com enters the debate about whether the US is in for a recession. By looking more deeply into the apparent recession signals of the SP-500 earnings recession, stock market performance, widening credit spreads, Weekly Leading Indicators and Industrial production/Manufacturing data, Dwaine argues that despite appearances, the risk of near-term recession appears low.
Index funds or tracker funds are often touted as better than investing with most fund managers, who frequently fail to outperform the market. But in his article this month, AJ Cilliers explores whether there may be some crucial disadvantages to index funds, and what the experts have to say about them.
My article follows on from last month’s briefing on why the oil price keeps plunging, and looks at whether there is any benefit this time to the global economy. Who are the winners and losers, and why?
Wishing you good reading and a successful month’s investing,
Natalie Mayer
Editor
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