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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.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Corporate earnings: Growth clouds have arrived
While many macro signals have already triggered current recessionary conditions in some pockets of the economy, the 4Q22 inversion of the 3m10y Treasury yield curve means that investors need to prepare portfolios for the volatile period that is likely ahead.
Market Outlooks
Global Weekly Commentary: Europe: Sticky inflation favors income
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European stocks have outperformed this year as China’s economy restarts and the energy shock proved less severe than expected.
Market Outlooks
Global Weekly Commentary: Pockets of value in stocks as rates rise
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Growth stocks have led the U.S. equity rally so far this year, halting outperformance in 2022 by value equities.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Seeking income and staying nimble
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We entered 2023 arguing the new macro regime required more nimble portfolios.
Market Outlooks
Global Weekly Commentary: Preparing for Japan central bank shift
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Japan’s economy is starting to look like its developed market (DM) peers at least in one way: Inflation is beginning to take root after having been long missing in action for decades.