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US Equities: Perspectives on Recent Volatility

In short-tempered markets, taking a long view can help investors maintain confidence.

24 March 2025
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Emerging-Market Equities: The Steep Cost of Missing Out

Staying invested in EM stocks can help avoid sacrificing attractive return potential.

Sammy Suzuki | 20 March 2025
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Seeking Stocks with Vitality in the Volatile Healthcare Sector

Healthcare stocks are in much better shape than equity investors might think.

Vinay Thapar | 24 February 2025
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US Election Could Create a Small-Cap Opportunity for Multi-Asset Investors

US small-cap stocks could get a boost from post-election policy changes.

12 December 2024
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What Happens After the Top 10 Stocks Outperform?

Historical return patterns suggest that the largest stocks don’t tend to lead markets forever. Past episodes are instructive.

15 November 2024
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Emerging-Market Corporates’ Most Underappreciated Quality? Resilience

Emerging-market corporates have historically performed well across market cycles. Here’s why.

11 November 2024
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How Jobs Growth Informs the Backdrop for Multi-Asset Investing

Rate cuts amid economic resilience suggest a soft landing and contribute to a supportive climate for risk assets.

11 October 2024
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Is Your Multi-Asset Strategy Equipped for an Economic Surprise?

Diversification within equities could help portfolios handle unexpected macro twists.

18 September 2024
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Expanding the Hunt for Attractively Valued Equities

Recent market volatility has reinforced the importance of casting a wider net to find attractively valued companies for equity portfolios.

Kent Hargis, Brian Holland | 28 August 2024
ESG-Labeled Bonds: Quality Over Quantity

After a rapid ascent, issuance of ESG-labeled bonds has fallen back recently, even as we’ve observed that the overall quality of the market has improved.

14 August 2024
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Quality and Growth: Striking a Balance

US quality growth stocks could help multi-asset strategies in a complicated economic backdrop.

29 May 2024
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What’s Up with Short-Maturity High-Yield Bonds? Yield.

Usually, shorter-term high-yield debt yields less than longer-term debt. Not today.

01 May 2024
EM corporates’ leverage is less than 1½ times and DM’s more than 2½ times, and EM has more than twice the reserves.
Opportunity Knocks: The Case for Emerging-Market Corporates

Stronger fundamentals and higher yields? Investors should sit up and take notice.

29 April 2024