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Understanding Gold: An Expensive Insurance Policy?
One of the most significant investment winners year-to-date in 2020 has been gold. What is behind the sudden interest in the yellow metal? We look at the history of gold as an investment and what may have been driving the rise in the price of gold in 2020.
Market Outlooks
Applying Behavioral Finance in Emotionally Charged Times | A 2-Part Webinar Series
Applying Behavioral Finance in Emotionally Charged Times | A 2-Part Webinar Series
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
One Week Out, Comparing 2016 To 2020
On Nov. 6, 2016, two days before the last presidential election, Politico reporter Katelyn Fossett outlined the 16 worst political predictions of that year.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Be Ready to Lock-in Yields When The Opportunity Arises
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As the election approaches, market participants are being more cautious about their investment decisions. While there are a lot of market-centric reasons for this approach, there are as many non-market related ones as well.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Wire: Something worth paying attention to other than the election
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What – other than the election – should be commanding investor attention these days? Our vote would be the bond market. To help put politics and the bond market in the same neat little box, we turn to renowned political consultant James Carville, who in the early 1990s said, “I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or a .400 baseball hitter.
Market Outlooks
Finding Opportunities After the Rebound
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Following the market rebound, we are relying on our strategic investing approach to identify selective opportunities.
Investing Ideas
Ten Lessons From Ten Years
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We believe that portfolio managers who follow a sound, repeatable investment process still can add value for clients.
Market Outlooks
U.S. Presidential Election Adds to Uncertain Environment
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Salient policy differences between the presidential candidates could have important implications for investors, particularly involving taxation.