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Fixed Income Insights
Return of the Bond Market: Better Income Opportunities?
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Most investors incorporate bonds into a portfolio to provide diversification. Unfortunately, a smoother return path has not held true in recent years. But now the market has recalibrated, and yields have reset higher. Higher yields mean higher future returns. And for the first time in a while, you can make the argument that bonds provide true competition to stocks.
Client Retention
What Actions Add Value in This Environment?
We're joined by two experts to help us dig into these important questions - Michael Laughlin, Head of Portfolio Specialists, and Samantha Lamas, Senior Behavioral Researcher at Morningstar
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.
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.
Market Outlooks
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.