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MarketScape: The Fed’s Inflation Fight Is Still On
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The Federal Reserve’s mild rate hike after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank doesn’t mean it’s prioritizing financial stability over price stability.
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MarketScape: Silicon Valley Bank’s Shockwave of Uncertainty Likely to Settle
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The surprise failure of Silicon Valley Bank and acquisition of Credit Suisse have sent shockwaves of uncertainty across financial markets. Chief Investment Strategist for North America Chris Shipley explains how it’s impacting investors.
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Jackson®: Power Planning: The Multi-Generational Benefits of Trust-Owned Annuities
Today’s global economy and volatile markets create challenges for trustees who are tasked with driving growth, preserving capital, and managing the everpresent sting of taxes and expenses in trust–owned portfolios. Did you know that trusts can benefit from the same features that individuals find in annuities? Namely, tax deferral,* income control, and diversified investment options. On the next few pages, we’re going to walk through three phases of trust planning (accumulation, distribution, and post-death planning) and show the many ways that a trust-owned annuity can be a powerful planning tool.
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MarketScape: Equity Investing: Is Time on Your Side?
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In the last 15 years, 7% of U.S. fundamental equity strategies have beaten their benchmarks while 100% of equity factors have done so. Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities Michael Hunstad, Ph.D., explains why.
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Whitepaper: How pension plans can clear a higher hurdle
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Pension plans likely will need to find less conventional ways to boost returns in the coming years
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Treading carefully: A balancing act in 2023
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The Portfolio Construction and Strategy (PCS) Team introduce the latest Trends and Opportunities report, which outlines key themes for the next stage of this market cycle and their nuanced implications across global asset classes.
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Mortgage-backed securities: Priced for imperfection?
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Head of U.S. Securitized Products John Kerschner and Portfolio Manager Nick Childs explain why they believe key risks are now largely priced in to fixed income markets, with selective areas – particularly mortgage-backed securities (MBS) – presenting an opportunity to provide favorable rick-adjusted returns.