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Financial Knowledge, Investment Advice and Trading Discretion: New Research
Curated content for RIAs.
Head of Defined Contribution and Wealth Advisor Services Matt Sommer helped conduct a survey that explored the relationship between financial knowledge and the decision to seek investment advice and grant trading discretion. The results have significant implications for how financial professionals engage with clients.
Market Outlooks
Revisiting U.S. Growth in a Challenging Environment
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Portfolio Managers Doug Rao and Brian Demain discuss the changing market environment for growth equities ‒ from the Russia/Ukraine conflict to repercussions developing from the COVID policy response.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: Looking for a ‘glass half full’ after a tough month for markets
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Well, there’s no other way to describe April than that it truly was a mensis horribilis.
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Weekly Market Compass: Global growth, the French election, and the Fed
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Last week was another busy, momentous one. Below, we discuss three key topics: global growth, the French election, and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish comments.
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Weekly Market Compass: Inflation, monetary policy, earnings and more
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I entered this industry back in 1995, and I’ve seen a lot over the last 27 or so years — but the last few years have seemed particularly wild. I’m reminded of a line from one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs, “What a long strange trip it’s been.
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Weekly Market Compass: Some ‘silver linings’ I see in markets today
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Last week, I was lucky enough to present to several different clients and to also address a group of business school students. Questions and conversations with them this week have helped to shape what’s been on my mind, especially regarding the “silver linings” I’m seeing in some concerning issues. Below, I discuss a few of them.
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Weekly Market Compass: Key metrics to watch in April
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The world is opening up in many places, and I have had the good fortune of more travel and interaction with clients.
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Weekly Market Compass: Market FAQ: The yield curve, inflation, stock volatility and more
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From the US Treasury yield curve, to stock market volatility, to China’s COVID response – I’m getting a lot of questions from clients about what conclusions we can draw from the daily deluge of data that investors have to contend with.
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Weekly Market Compass: The Fed is talking tough, but will it follow through?
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As many of you know, I’m the mother of three teenagers.
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Weekly Market Compass: Anticipating a Fed rate hike and what might come next
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Last week, I was on the road four out of five days.