We survey four investing trends that will shape financial markets to help investors consider their strategic positioning in a rapidly changing world.
Inigo Fraser-Jenkins, Alla Hemsworth | 12 February 2025
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The forces that have ushered in higher private-market allocations in recent decades are still in place—if anything, they’ve strengthened.
Money-market funds have been the clear favorite over the last two years, attracting more than $1.8 trillion of inflows.
The US equity market has outperformed the rest of the developed world by nearly 110% over the past decade, in common-currency terms.
Global stock markets have been rallying for much of the past two years. Will the streak continue? And what opportunities are most compelling within equities?
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