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Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Recession Resistance: Can We Prove That Recessions Don't Matter?
Increasingly, investors seem focused on the potential for a recession. In this webcast, we discuss...
Fixed Income Insights
Return of the Bond Market: Better Income Opportunities?
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Most investors incorporate bonds into a portfolio to provide diversification. Unfortunately, a smoother return path has not held true in recent years. But now the market has recalibrated, and yields have reset higher. Higher yields mean higher future returns. And for the first time in a while, you can make the argument that bonds provide true competition to stocks.
Client Retention
What Actions Add Value in This Environment?
We're joined by two experts to help us dig into these important questions - Michael Laughlin, Head of Portfolio Specialists, and Samantha Lamas, Senior Behavioral Researcher at Morningstar
Behavioral Finance
Direct Indexing and the IKEA Effect
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The “IKEA effect” describes a cognitive bias that happens when people put in some form of labor to complete a project or finish a creation. Direct indexing won’t solve the behavior gap, but it has the potential to create better investor behaviors by allowing investors to play a larger role in the portfolio-building process.
Market Outlooks
Why Value, Dividend and Low Volatility Equities Could Outperform in 2023
Economic conditions, even when deteriorating, could support the relative performance of some key equity styles
Market Outlooks
Global Stocks Rise, U.S. Jobs Report Likely to Show Continued Strength
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The U.S. led the global equity increase last week. To evaluate the inflation outlook, the Fed likely will watch closely wage increases in the jobs report on Friday.
Market Outlooks
MarketScape: What China’s Reopening Could Mean for Inflation and the Global Economy
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China’s decision to relax strict lockdowns has investors re-evaluating their assumptions. Chief Investment Strategist for EMEA and APAC Wouter Sturkenboom explores how China’s reopening may change the global investment outlook.