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Investing in megatrends through mission-critical ‘ingredients suppliers’
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Suney Hindocha, analyst on the Global Sustainable Equity Team led by Hamish Chamberlayne, discusses some of the mission-critical, and often overlooked, businesses that are essential to the megatrends which are shaping the future.
Client Life Events
It’s time to have “The [estate planning] Talk”
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Fretting about how to broach the subject of wealth transfer with your parents? You’re not alone. Wealth Strategist Ben Rizzuto offers suggestions on how to make “The Talk” a little easier and more productive.
Business Building & Planning
Finding the keys to success in succession planning
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Bryan Powell, Senior Director, Practice Management, discusses how advisors can build a foundation of success when navigating succession planning.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Successful charitable giving plans start with “why”
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Wealth Strategist Ben Rizzuto discusses the importance of understanding the motivations behind investors’ charitable giving aims and how advisors can help clients clarify and achieve their goals.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline on Middle East conflict
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U.S. Treasury yields declined and the yield curve flattened. Rate volatility persisted due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and higher-than-expected inflation data.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Passing the torch to a new generation of income
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For investors, the uncertain interest rate and economic outlook heading into 2024 underscores the importance of maintaining a stable source of income with potential downside protection.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Strong employment data boost Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields continued increasing and the yield curve steepened after the stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. While expectations for an eventual decline in rates remain, we may see elevated rates for longer.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: U.S. equity allocations amid earnings and economic uncertainty
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Thanks in large part to this year’s U.S. equity market rally, the S&P 500 Index’s price/earnings (P/E) multiple has expanded by 6.8% in 2023 through September (based on 12-month forward earnings). The S&P 500 returned 13.1% during this period, with earnings growth expectations up 4.1% (Figure 2).
Market Outlooks
Copilot, not autopilot: How generative AI augments, but doesn't replace active management
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AI, with its data analysis and predictive power, can revolutionize investing. However, humans remain a crucial part of the process. Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions provides use cases into how different investors can harness AI to achieve their desired outcomes and workflows.
Market Outlooks
Where to add risk in multi-asset portfolios right now
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While some stocks may seem expensive, there are areas of opportunity that feature attractive valuations and growth catalysts, according to the Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team.
Market Outlooks
Alternative Allocations: Navigating through economic regimes
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Certain asset classes thrive or lag as economies move through one cycle to the next. Franklin Templeton Institute’s Tony Davidow shares how to analyze different economic indicators and how asset classes perform through economic regime changes.
Market Outlooks
Stress testing the foundations: Analyzing the vulnerability of US banks to falling commercial real estate values
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The commercial real estate sector’s continued challenges could potentially impact US banks. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s Shawn Lyons discusses the ongoing commercial real estate crisis and how US banks are safeguarding themselves against these issues.