Financial stocks were once not favored by many investors, but this seems to be changing. The S&P Financial Select Sector Index has risen about 21% so far this year, outperforming the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$'s gain of 15.73%.
Source: S&P Global
According to Dave Donabedian, the CIO of CIBC’s private wealth division, “sticky money is flowing into the sector for the first time in a long time.” The reasons for this, he says, include investors looki...