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Stocks Rally in Early ’25, New Winners Emerge

Stocks rallied in early 2025 as market leadership shifted, with Large Cap Value outperforming growth stocks, while a major AI development from China triggered a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks, raising concerns about the future of AI leadership and high-end chip demand. For investors the implications are more significant for fixed income portfolios, while equities should continue to do well as long as the labor market holds up.
2025 Outlook: Run It Back

The global economic landscape continues to evolve, and 2025 promises to be a year of adaptation and resilience.
One Spark Away from Ignition

The U.S. economy faces growing risks, from a surging Federal deficit to geopolitical uncertainty. Investors must assess how these factors could ignite market instability and take proactive steps to safeguard their portfolios.
Fed Rate Cuts Signal Economic Shift: What’s Next for Investors?

As the Fed shifts its stance, investors must now weigh the broader economic implications.
Fed Rate Cuts Coming in September: What’s Next?

The main focus for investors should is no longer if the Fed will cut rates in 2024, but how much and how quickly the Fed will lower interest rates.
Maintain Your Investment Strategy During Election Years

Presidential elections tend to have limited impact on market performance, regardless of party win (although markets prefer Democratic switches). Investors should capitalize on the uptick in market volatility, which investors can use for strategic investing.
1Q21 Recap: What a difference one year makes

The S&P 500 is up nearly 80% since March 23, 2020 (COVID bottom). The economic recovery is in full swing, and between stimulus checks, warm weather, and widespread vaccinations recovery momentum is likely to surge this summer, although downside volatility is intensifying.
2021 Market Outlook: The restart

Our 2021 market outlook theme is “restart”, and with a restart comes optimism and the chance to begin anew. There will be volatility and bumps along the way, but for those that are disciplined and able to look past them, we see more opportunities ahead for upside than downside.