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Weekly Market Update: Global Stocks Mixed on Banking Fears, Fed and Bank of England Set for Rate Decisions This Week
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U.S. stocks gained last week while developed market stocks outside the U.S. and emerging markets fell. Investors are showing less confidence that the Fed and Bank of England will hike rates this week.
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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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Silicon Valley Bank Impact: Why This Isn’t 2008 All Over Again
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How banking regulations have changed since the Global Financial Crisis, and how we’re positioned for this market
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Weekly Market Update: Global Stocks Fall on Bank Collapse, ECB Likely to Increase Rate
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Stocks and Treasury yields fell with the collapse of the U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank. The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rate by 0.50% on Thursday.
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.