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Float your way to diversification
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Portfolio Managers John Kerschner, Nick Childs, and Jessica Shill discuss how adding floating-rate CLOs to traditional fixed-rate bond portfolios may improve risk-adjusted returns.
Investing Ideas
Breaking Down Plastic Pollution
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Hamish Chamberlayne, Head of Global Sustainable Equities, explains how the responsible use of plastics is an important consideration for evaluating the sustainability of a business.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
What are the Secondary Effects of the War? The Dreaded “Triple R”
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Fears of the dreaded “triple R” are growing—encompassing a recession, rising rates, and a loss in real household incomes. It is a dangerous time for investors, especially for those that draw a straight line from economic events to portfolio changes. We must be intentional and focused on our goals, including understanding what was already priced in and managing any risks to our convictions.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Five Forces in International Equities Investors May Be Underestimating
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Global Head of International Equities Justin Thomson surveys five global trends that many international equity investors may be underestimating.
Investing Ideas
Why the Time Is Right to Consider Investing in Emerging Market Local Debt
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In the post-COVID landscape, EM local bonds can play an important role in portfolios as a potential income-generating growth asset.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Analyzing ESG Factors for Risk and Opportunity
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Portfolio Managers Brian Demain and Cody Wheaton explain that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a significant risk/opportunity consideration for both companies and investors.
Retirement
The Not-So-Easy Steps to Investing Success
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While investors will always be looking for ways to time the markets, there are no shortcuts to investing success. Retirement Director Ben Rizzuto considers the lessons to be learned from the recent GameStop trading activity and outlines three steps to building a strategic long-term investing plan.