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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 26, 2021
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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 19, 2021
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AAM Viewpoints: Mind The Gap
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The first quarter of 2021 witnessed the continued migration from Growth to Value stocks. The performance gap between Growth and Value (as measured by the corresponding Russell indices) has narrowed significantly. This is something that – albeit expected – is a normal rotation that happens in every economic growth cycle.
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AAM Viewpoints: Market’s Expanding Leadership Buttressing the Uptrend
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One of the most consistent and enduring qualities in this bull market cycle has been its broad and diverse sector participation.
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BMO Market Charts: March 16, 2021
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While municipal bond spreads have tightened as a whole, spreads of lower quality investment grade muni bonds remain elevated above early 2020 levels.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 12, 2021
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BMO Market Charts: March 11, 2021
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While rising rates can create downward price pressure on fixed income portfolios, recent history has shown that Multisector Bond funds have performed well during rising rate periods.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 5, 2021
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AAM Viewpoints: A Look Back at the One-Year Anniversary of the Municipal Bond Market Selloff of 2020
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As we approach the March Anniversary of the massive short-term sell-off of the Municipal Market, we can’t help but think of how resilient the bond market is and how important the Federal Reserve is for stabilizing our markets.
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Inflation: base effects versus spare capacity
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The prospect of inflation remains a hot topic for both investors and policy makers. Chair Powell, in his testimony to Congress this month stressed that ‘inflation risks are to the downside’. He stated that inflation in the coming months is likely to jump as a result of ‘base effects.’
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AAM Viewpoints: Buying Low and Selling High is Preferred
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The historically low yields of 2020 forced many income-seeking investors to take on additional risk. First, they may have increased their duration exposure to capture the higher yields offered by longer-dated maturities. Or secondly, they may have migrated to “riskier” assets such as high yield corporate bonds as fiscal and monetary policy aimed to stimulate economic growth.
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BMO Market Charts: March 03, 2021
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Nearly $1.5T of corporate debt across the globe is trading at negative yields, a stark reminder of the difficulty of generating income in this low-rate environment.