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Insights for Non-Profits » Webinar: Utilizing ESG to Align Financial Goals with Your Organization’s Values
August 13, 2021 | Investment Themes
Investing with a mind’s eye toward Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) considerations is in many ways, more important now than ever for many non-profit organizations. In this webinar, we explore how non-profits can navigate the nuanced ESG landscape and implement an ESG …
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Non-ProfitsInsights for Non-Profits » Doing Well While Doing Good: Considering Socially Responsible Investing
July 29, 2021 | Investment Themes
Investors striving to achieve not only a financial return, but a social benefit as well, often turn to socially responsible investing (or SRI). SRI is especially applicable for non-profits that are seeking to ensure that their organization’s investments are fully supporting and are aligned with …
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Non-ProfitsMarkets & Economy » 3 Opportunities Across Sectors and Styles
May 18, 2021 | Investment Themes
At Manning & Napier, we make many of our investment decisions based on bottom-up analysis. Our research team dives deep into hundreds of different companies, evaluating their fundamentals and their suitability as an investment. What makes a good investment is constantly changing. We don’t …
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All AudiencesMarkets & Economy » Moving Beyond COVID in Biopharma
April 13, 2021 | Investment Themes
Never before have so many biopharmaceutical companies been household names. Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, AstraZeneca; the vaccine rollout has become something of a fun guessing game: which did you get? Just over one year after COVID-19 disrupted our lives, we are now getting to the point where multiple …
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All AudiencesMarkets & Economy » Three Industries that Shouldn’t Be Ignored
March 04, 2021 | Investment Themes
The best investments can often be the ones no one is talking about. The technology is too new or overlooked. The company is turning around but investors don’t believe it yet. Or, sometimes, the business is just so boring that no one bothers to even take a look. Part of our job as an active …
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All AudiencesFinancial Planning » Taking Advantage of a Golden Opportunity
February 23, 2021 | Investment Themes
We regularly hear concern from clients about everything that is going on today. How am I going to save for retirement in such a turbulent, difficult time? In many ways, saving and investing has never felt so strange. Today, interest rates on traditionally safe bonds are near zero, if not below; …
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All AudiencesMarkets & Economy » The Value of Gold in a Portfolio
February 18, 2021 | Investment Themes
For thousands of years, people have used gold to trade goods and services, store wealth, and protect against the pernicious effects of inflation. While gold may not be as essential to the plumbing of our financial system as it was decades ago, it remains a popular investment. The United States …
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All AudiencesMarkets & Economy » Finding Opportunity in Animal Health
January 11, 2021 | Investment Themes
Opportunity at the Vet’s Office Coronavirus and the ensuing lockdowns have us all thinking about our homes more. This has meant relocating, redecorating, or trying to create the ideal environment for working and schooling from home, and for thousands of Americans, this has also meant adding a …
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All AudiencesMarkets & Economy » Investing Lessons of 2020
December 28, 2020 | Investment Themes
The end of year holiday season is a time for celebration and reflection. For investors, they will no doubt be thinking about all the financial market volatility during the first three months, and what they did about it. The pandemic created so much unknown and uncertainty that few would have …
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Financial Planning » Investment Outlook 2021: Light at the End of the Tunnel
December 15, 2020 | Investment Themes
After a year that left investors on the edge of their seats, many are wondering how to prepare for what’s next. In our 2021 Outlook, we discuss the lessons from this past year, and then lay out how we’re thinking about the economic recovery, ultra-low interest rates, and today’s stock market rally.
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