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Evaluating Stocks as Growth Continues to Grow
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Portfolio Manager Doug Rao discusses the phenomenon of concentrated market leadership and what that means for long-term investors.
Key Takeaways
- When market returns are driven by a handful of stocks, active investors face difficult decisions, especially when underweighting or not owning these stocks may significantly impact portfolio performance.
- The recent phenomenon of large-cap tech stocks driving a significant portion of stock market gains may be justified by the fact that these companies are strongly tied to themes related to digital disruption.
- Investors may benefit from focusing on competitively advantaged companies positioned to profit from these themes, which have only accelerated amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are likely to persist over the coming months and years.
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Sustainable Design in Consumer Products
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An in-depth look at the role of sustainability in consumer products.
Key Takeaways:
- The apparel sector is well known for its detrimental effects on the environment. However, as consumers become more aware of their own environmental footprints, there has been a surge in demand for sustainable goods.
- A circular economy is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.
- Companies including Nike, Adidas and DS Smith have incorporated a circular approach to the design and production of their goods, creating durable and long-lasting products with a reduced environmental footprint.
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The ESG emperor has clothes
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In times of crisis, human capital and stewardship matter even more.
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3 reasons to invest in money market funds
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Relative safety, liquidity and stability
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Seeking shelter means being active
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As investors navigate this storm, ESG is becoming a leading quality factor.
Manager & Investment Selection
Beware 'greenwashing'
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Increasingly, managers are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment process and beginning to actively engage with companies.
Children & College Savings
College: the new 'debt sentence'
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At nearly $1.6 trillion, student debt is double the size of the Defense budget and is second only to mortgages on the list of the largest household liabilities.
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What is ELB?
As global market rates move closer to zero, policymakers confront what "effective lower bound'' is for the Fed's benchmark rate.
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Are International equities worth a look?
Beaten-down valuations are creating potentially attractive opportunities in the eurozone.
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3 things to know about IPOs
Client Portfolio Manager Jordan Stuart discusses how the naturally volatile nature of the initial public offering (IPO) process represents part of a healthy movement of capital into new, more productive growth channels that drive economic opportunity for individuals, companies and countries.