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Weekly Investment Commentary: Muni bonds poised to deliver
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Investment grade municipal bonds should provide attractive opportunities in select longer duration, undervalued high-quality bonds with the potential for income and total return.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on strong jobs data
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U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply last week, initially on followthrough from the prior week’s strong jobs numbers.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A climate change for markets
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As the largest climate-related legislation in U.S. history, the IRA should be integral to global decarbonization.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as the Fed hikes again
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U.S. Treasury yields rose and spread assets outperformed, amid a dovish U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and positive economic data.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Add structure to your portfolio
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In the near term, for clients and their portfolios, the best offense is a good defense and defensive positioning across equities, including in U.S. public infrastructure.
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Sleeping at Night? Consider Adding an Absolute Return Strategy
Perhaps the most concerning issue for multi-asset investors as we turn to 2023 is diversification—or the lack thereof in recent times. And while this is not the first time that the “traditional” correlation between U.S. Treasuries and equity markets has broken down—people tend to pay less attention when both are producing positive returns—it has been one of the worst years on record for the total return of a 60/40 portfolio in 2022.Herein lies the merits of discussing an absolute return approach with clients.
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Global Convictions: January 2023 Asset Class Research
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Heading into 2023, bearish sentiment among investors is coming off a very low base, with some of the worst recorded data since tracking started 35 years ago. With a contrarian lens, this could be a positive. However, while the overall valuation landscape has undoubtedly improved, there are many assets which remain around fair value. In such an environment, we continue to balance opportunities against risks.