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As ETFs Boom, Trading Strategies Matter in a Volatile Market
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Capital markets haven’t been an easy road for investors to navigate in 2022, due to a bear market, red-hot inflation and rising correlations that have hampered diversification. Traditional safe havens for long-term investors have struggled too, with cash and Treasuries facing a rising-rate environment alongside historically high levels of market volatility. This uncertainty is one of the reasons behind what could be a record-breaking year in trading volume for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) due to their ability to provide investors with access to a wide variety of market sectors, attractive liquidity and low fees. In addition, many investors are using this vehicle for its tax-loss-harvesting properties as 2022 draws to a bumpy close. All of these benefits have led to a flurry of activity within ETF trading, with one sector in particular— actively managed ETFs—seeing a notable surge in popularity.
Investing Ideas
Equity Outlook: Bracing for an Economic Slowdown
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Spiking inflation, rising interest rates and growing fears of a US recession dominated global equity markets in the second quarter. While the outlook is very cloudy, it’s important to evaluate what types of strategies can help investors in an economic downturn.
Market Outlooks
Student of the Market: March
Stay on top of the changing market environments by learning from their historical parallels.
Market Outlooks
Student of the Market: February
Stay on top of the changing market environments by learning from their historical parallels.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
The Inflation Conversation: Preparing Your Clients For The Potential Impact To Their Financial Portfolios
As inflation increasingly becomes a topic of speculation in the media, it may be top of mind for your clients. Will global economies continue to battle COVID-related setbacks?
Leveraging Technology & Data
[Webinar] Think Beyond: Building Your Business with Managed Models
The pandemic has accelerated a shift in market conditions that calls for rethinking portfolio allocations. How you respond could make a big difference for your clients and your business.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: A dive into 2020 Fixed Income Markets & what they tell us for 2021
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The unfolding of diverse and largely unseen set of events in 2020 make it difficult to select only a few that we feel represent the tenor of the fixed income markets and the broad economy within this commentary. Clearly, the migration back into risk assets beginning in Q2 (the 2nd quarter) continued through Q4 2020 buttressed by what we think can be four primary causes: