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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.
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
Investment Perspective: Looking Across the Valley
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Investors are looking past softening fundamentals, focusing instead on declining inflation and other factors.
Market Outlooks
Global Stocks Fall on Inflation, China’s Economy May Show Improvement
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A U.S. inflation indicator rose above expectations. Purchasing manager report may show improvement in China’s economy.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The CFPB Saga Continues
Let’s take a look at why GOP lawmakers are so opposed to the CFPB as it’s currently structured.