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Turning Client Trust into Action in a Down Market: A Six-Step Conversation
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Register today to hear AllianceBernstein Advisor Institute's (ABAI's) Ken Haman discuss key insights about human decision-making and research in behavioral finance to look at the practical challenges of managing client trust during uncertain times. Specifically, Ken will drill into: 1) How to move a client past a negative market experience to make an investment decision now, 2) Why clients can be triggered by negative information and avoid these discussions despite the need to take action to improve future outcomes, 3) A six-step conversation model that FAs can use to motivate clients to take action
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: 2023: Shifting gears from inflation to recession
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For equities, the best offense is a good defense — in the near term. Heading into year-end, we continue to prefer defensive equity positioning, allocating to dividend growth stocks and U.S. public infrastructure, which can serve as a hedge against sticky inflation.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Infrastructure investments could help bridge a recession gap
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It may be time to reduce cyclicality. We anticipate weaker economic growth will translate into a rougher period for corporate earnings, which could put further pressure on equity markets.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Oasis or mirage? Equities ponder the economic horizon
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Our base case calls for a continued deceleration of inflation through the first half of next year, although it should remain elevated and well above the Fed’s 2% target.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: When will bonds act like bonds again?
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Investment grade fixed income (both U.S. aggregate bonds and municipals) have historically shown they usually deliver positive total returns in periods of negative equity market returns.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Good inflation news comes with caveats
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One data point does not make a trend, and the U.S. Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse course based on October’s CPI print.