February 20, 2020 Are We In A Government Bond Bubble? by Christopher Brigham Financial pundits have made waves talking about a government bond bubble or an “everything bubble.” We look at the current state of the market to see if those arguments hold water or not. Asset Allocation, Economics, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
February 03, 2020 Why are interest rates so low? And where might they go? by Matthew D. Palazzolo, Christopher Brigham Interest rates around the world are at the lowest levels in history. We sort through the reasons why and use them to think about where rates might go from here. Capital Markets Outlook, Economics, Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
January 23, 2020 Five Multi-Asset Strategies for 2020’s Challenges by Daniel J. Loewy, Karen Watkin The last decade produced great performance across most asset classes. But in the 2020s, we expect investment market returns will be lower and risk harder to manage. Looking forward, a disciplined multi-asset approach will be especially valuable to identify opportunities and help mitigate setbacks. Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
October 31, 2019 Investors Need Income, Not Excess Risk by Morgan Harting With government bonds providing too little income, investors need to diversify credit exposures and include other credit-like investments to achieve their income needs...but without reaching for yield or taking excess risk. Multi-asset portfolios can help. Late-Cycle Investing, Multi-Asset Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
October 16, 2019 Five Lessons Packaged Target-Date Solutions Can Learn from Customization by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher As defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors know, the US Department of Labor recommends considering both packaged and custom target-date strategies when choosing a solution. As we see it, packaged solutions can learn a few things from fully customized target-date solutions, which are generally used by large and megasize plan sponsors. Multi-Asset, Target-Date Solutions Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
October 16, 2019 Does Your Target-Date Glide Path Suit Your Workforce? by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher Plan sponsors evaluating packaged and custom target-date solutions should take a close look at the demographics of their plan participants and how they stack up against those of a “typical” plan. It’s critical information when making a glide-path decision. Business Owners, Multi-Asset, Target-Date Solutions Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
September 05, 2019 The Investor’s Survival Guide to a Long Life by Kent Hargis, Sammy Suzuki, Aditya Monappa Rejoice—people around the world are living longer! But pause the festivities—that means they need more retirement money. To ensure they don’t run out of cash, savers need to adjust their investment strategies as their needs change, both before and after retiring. Equities, Multi-Asset, Volatility, Women & Wealth Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
July 31, 2019 US Corporate Cash Is Down—Will Stocks Follow? by Sharat Kotikalpudi, Caglasu Altunkopru The recent decline in US corporate cash hasn’t raised a lot of eyebrows, but it has caused one of our equity-quality indicators to flash a warning. Since equity quality is one of the signals with a strong track record of predicting market sell-offs, should investors be worried? Capital Markets Outlook, Equities, Multi-Asset Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
July 08, 2019 Custom or Packaged? The Target-Date Choice Revisited by Jennifer DeLong, Andrew Stumacher Many plan sponsors wrestle with the decision of choosing—or changing—a target-date solution. Is a packaged product appropriate for plan participants, or are there advantages to using a custom solution? Or is there perhaps another choice? Business Owners, Multi-Asset, Target-Date Solutions Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
April 23, 2019 Misreading the Signs: Is Yield-Curve Inversion a False Alarm? by Sharat Kotikalpudi The US yield curve dipped into inverted territory recently. But that’s not necessarily a bad omen for equities. There are several important warning signals—and lately the yield curve’s slope is the only one flashing red. Multi-Asset, Rising Rates Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
January 14, 2019 It’s Different This Time: Risk Is Up and Here to Stay by Daniel J. Loewy, Caglasu Altunkopru, Martin Atkin Investors are likely to remember 2018 as the end of the era of easy money, low volatility and steady margin expansion. Investing will be more challenging in 2019—and diversification will be more important than ever. Multi-Asset, Volatility Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks
January 03, 2019 Don’t Rely on Cheap Oil to Power Equity Markets by Sharat Kotikalpudi It’s taken for granted in financial circles that lower oil prices are a boon for stocks, as they fuel an economy-boosting cycle in which money saved at the pump ultimately flows to the market. But oil prices that are too low could be too much of a good thing. Multi-Asset, Volatility Likes 1 SHARE Bookmarks
August 30, 2018 How Contagious Is Turkey? by Morgan Harting, Christian DiClementi The Turkish lira has dropped 38% as of August 28, putting pressure on inflation as well as the country’s debt-heavy corporations and banks. Investor jitters have spread over the past week to some other emerging markets and European banks with Turkish exposure, but we don’t expect contagion to expand much further from here. Currency, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, Volatility Likes 0 SHARE Bookmarks