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August 12, 2019 | Investment Themes
As summer continues on, vacation season is in full swing. If you plan on hitting the road (or air, or water) this summer, you’re in good company. The global tourism industry has grown consistently over the past few decades and shows no sign of slowing down. As disposable incomes rise and …
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All AudiencesJuly 18, 2019 | Investment Themes
Markets have had a great first half of the year. Stock prices reached new highs, and investors who stayed the course during last year’s selloff have been rewarded. The good times, however, cannot go on forever, and issues such as slowing growth, trade, and politics are …
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All AudiencesJuly 11, 2019 | Investment Themes
What if we told you that over $5 trillion worth of shares are traded every month? Or that every year, the entirety of the world’s GDP changes hands on stock exchanges all across the globe? Stock investing is big business, but few think of how a trade is actually processed. When orders are sent, …
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All AudiencesJuly 09, 2019 | Investment Themes
After a rocky end to 2018, global financial markets have bounced back. Stocks have showed their resilience. They’ve recovered most, if not all, of last year’s losses, rewarding investors who have stayed the course. Although financial markets appear to be back on solid footing, slower growth, trade …
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All AudiencesJune 06, 2019 | Investment Themes
At Manning & Napier, our traditional strategies invest in specifically-selected stocks and bonds. Because we pick individual securities, we often get questions about why we bought or didn’t buy a given stock. Every stock we buy fits into one of our three time-tested stock selection strategies. …
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All AudiencesMay 20, 2019 | Investment Themes
For a moment, it seemed like bitcoin was on every investor’s mind. The cryptocurrency rose more than 13x in 2017. It catapulted into public consciousness, but has since dropped precipitously. Even with a jump in early April, bitcoin is still trading at around $5,000 – down ~75% from a peak of …
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All AudiencesApril 23, 2019 | Investment Themes
If you’ve changed the way you watch TV in the last few years, you are not alone. Not long ago, home entertainment was a game where everyone was a winner. As recently as 2011, 90% of US households had some sort of pay TV (via cable, phone company, or satellite). Cable companies raised rates …
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All AudiencesApril 10, 2019 | Investment Themes
In our third edition of Foundations we take a closer look at a variety of topics impacting union members.
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Taft-HartleyApril 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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