Stock Buybacks, Home Equity, Meme Stocks
Recent economic data has surprised to the downside, strengthening the case for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. So far, markets are looking through the near-term weakness as companies’ profit...
Investors Need Not Fear the Traditional Diversified Portfolio – A Historical Perspective
For much of 2023, investors were leery of holding traditional risk assets given the attractive prospects of riskless cash yielding over 5%, and the poor trailing performance of nearly all cash-flowing assets. While the recent decline in rates...
VIDEO: Demystifying AI in Asset Management and its Use in the Investment Process
You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how AI is being applied to asset management, applying it to investing is more complicated than other applications, what to look for in an AI Asset Manager, and how we apply AI to the investment process.
Earnings, Consumer Spending, China
Earnings season is well underway, and thus far, the data has exceeded expectations. This may be partially explained by an unexpected surge in consumer spending in March, following a weak start to the...
Wage Growth, Market Breadth, Automation
Slowing wage growth and sticky inflation could become a problem for U.S. consumers. Those at the lower end of the income spectrum are already struggling. As interest rates creep back towards the highs...
The Economy, Supply and Demand, Emerging Markets
Interest rates are moving higher as continued economic strength has tempered the market’s expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. With less than a week to go until the first advance release...