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“Safe” Can Be Risky
September 01, 2015 | Fixed Income
The last several years have been defined by historically low interest rates, and using a bond index fund to gain market exposure to the broad fixed income market has become a more prevalent investor strategy. While rates have seen historic lows, they are expected to rise over time. Given the …
Our Perspective on Recent Volatility
August 25, 2015 | Market Commentary
Last Thursday and Friday, domestic equity markets saw the sharpest two-day decline since 2011, with the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrials Index and Nasdaq Composite falling 5-6% over two days. It was a similar start to this week, with broad U.S. stock indexes down approximately another 3% …
China: Should investors run for the exit?
August 12, 2015 | Emerging Markets
Chinese equity markets experienced unprecedented growth in the trailing 12 months ended May, with major equity indices returning more than 125%. Come June, however, cracks began forming, and some investors were left holding the bag. After peaking in mid-June, China’s major equity indices had …
Where are Interest Rates Headed?
July 29, 2015 | Fixed Income
Today, most market watchers agree that rates are poised to move higher. That being said, the interest rate conversation is also quickly shifting toward what happens after the first policy rate hike. Will the Federal Reserve continue on a path of predictable hikes, or will policy …
Share Buybacks in Today’s U.S. Equities Environment
July 13, 2015 | Investment Themes
S&P 500 companies announced a record $133 billion in share buybacks in April, furthering a trend that has provided support to U.S. equity markets in recent years. The surge in companies buying back their own stock is getting a lot of attention these days. It seems normal for those in the …
The Pharma Pipeline: Exploring an Underestimated Investment Theme
June 29, 2015 | Investment Themes
Worldwide equity markets have had an impressive showing since emerging from the Great Recession. The run-up in prices has coincided with equities becoming broadly more expensive. Some regions offer more attractive opportunities than others from a valuation standpoint, but the overall …
Is Japan’s Economic Recovery Real or Imagined?
June 15, 2015 | International Markets
A quick glance across global equity markets reveals that Japan has been among the strongest performing countries recently. The Nikkei 225 advanced roughly 40% in the 12 months through May, beating returns of U.S. and global indices such as the S&P 500 Total Return Index and MSCI All Country …
Oil Companies Make Deep Spending Cuts
June 04, 2015 | Market Commentary
The nose dive in crude oil prices has been a major story across global economies and financial markets during recent quarters. Signs of weaker economic growth, coupled with unexpected incremental supply increases from countries such as Iran and Libya, dealt a crushing blow to the commodity last …
Evaluating Active Managers: The Benefits of Being Different
May 27, 2015 | Active Management
Gaining a better understanding of active management in today’s evolving and sometimes volatile investment environment begins with a simple point: Not all active managers are alike. Since the market downturn of 2008, there has been a reappearance in industry dialogue of the claim that ‘active …
U.S. Consumer Debt: Headwinds to Achieving a Step-Up in Growth
April 24, 2015 | Market Commentary
Since exiting the 2009 recession, the U.S. economy has been humming along at a rather slow pace, averaging 2.2% real annual GDP growth over the last five years. During this time, economic data has generally trended higher, labor markets have gradually healed, and the U.S. consumer has …
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