Investment Strategy

MARKETS & INVESTING January 20, 2023   Review the latest portfolio strategy commentary from Mike Gibbs, managing director of Equity Portfolio and Technical Strategy. On one hand, technical indicators are becoming encouraging; while on the other hand, economic data (and fundamentals) are weakening. Oftentimes, the technicals will improve prior to the fundamentals (particularly out of […]

MARKETS & INVESTING January 20, 2023   Review the latest Weekly Headings by CIO Larry Adam. Key Takeaways Three consecutive years of P/E contraction is unusual The multiple & earnings don’t bottom in tandem Final Fed rate hike supportive of multiple expansion Last week, we released the rationale behind our Ten Themes for 2023 via […]

MARKETS & INVESTING January 23, 2023   Drew O’Neil discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors. A “normal” yield curve is positively sloped, meaning that yields get progressively higher as maturities increase. This provides investors an incentive to extend out into longer maturities by offering higher yields the further one moves […]

MARKETS & INVESTING January 19, 2023   Investors may be able to lock in higher yield levels notes Doug Drabik, Managing Director, Fixed Income Research and Nick Goetze, Managing Director, Fixed Income Solutions. To read the full article, see the Investment Strategy Quarterly publication linked below. Key takeaways: Income and cash flow investors are presented […]