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April 10, 2019 | Investment Themes
Just like sunshine and chirping birds, ubiquitous For Sale signs are a sure sign of spring. More than ten years after the Great Recession, which saw home prices plummet, the housing market has certainly come a long way from the bottom. Despite significant improvement, however, home ownership …
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All AudiencesMarch 25, 2019 | Investment Themes
They say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We aren’t so sure we’re from different planets, but there are definitely differences when it comes to investing. With Women’s History Month in full swing, we take a look at five key facts about women as investors. 1. Women are more …
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All AudiencesMarch 11, 2019 | Market Commentary
From Pennsylvania Avenue to Main Street, immigration is a hot topic. It is a multifaceted issue with economic, legal, and political ramifications. But for investors, what have the 28 million immigrants working in the US really meant for the economy and labor markets? Let’s take a look. …
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All AudiencesMarch 08, 2019 | Investment Themes
Big technology has changed our lives: Apple and the iPhone; Google and Gmail; Amazon as the Everything Store; and Facebook and its social kingdom. Over the past few years, the Silicon Valley tech giants have grown to capture an ever-greater part of our lives. As these companies take up more of …
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All AudiencesFebruary 21, 2019 | Investment Themes
2018 was far more volatile than recent years, but we continue to remain focused on monitoring risks and identifying new investing opportunities. We asked members of our Research team about some of the trends we’re seeing and got some answers to the questions we are hearing most frequently from …
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All AudiencesJanuary 29, 2019 | Market Commentary
Late last week, President Trump and congressional Democrats came to an agreement to end the longest government shutdown in American history. The opposing parties struck a short-term three week deal to reopen the government and provide financial relief for the nearly 800,000 furloughed federal …
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All AudiencesJanuary 17, 2019 | Investment Themes
Amid volatility and drug pricing rhetoric, stock prices of pharmaceuticals and biotech companies trailed the market in 2018. Two weeks into 2019, however, biotech is enjoying its best-ever start to a year. We have found the sector attractive for some time due to strong fundamentals and high …
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All AudiencesDecember 27, 2018 | Market Commentary
Along with the ongoing market turmoil, oil prices have been sinking as well. Crude oil fell 11 percent last week alone, and in a matter of just a few months, it slipped from multi-year highs in the mid-$70s all the way back into the $40s. Regarding the volatility of crude oil specifically, we …
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All AudiencesDecember 20, 2018 | Market Commentary
Markets took another sharp turn lower yesterday as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to raise interest rates by another 0.25% caught some investors off guard. Although the move was widely expected, some investors had been holding out hope for a less aggressive stance from the independent …
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All AudiencesDecember 10, 2018 | Market Commentary
The holiday season is off to a less-than-cheerful start for investors. The market closed out last week with a 4.5% loss for the Dow and a 4.6% drop in the S&P 500. It was the worst start to a December since 2008. Ten years into a bull market, 2018 has been a much more challenging year for …
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