Is the US Market Drop Just a Hiccup in a Continuing Bull Market, or the Beginning of a New Bear?
In this edition of CA Answers, two members of our research team debate whether markets have entered a new bear phase.
In this edition of CA Answers, two members of our research team debate whether markets have entered a new bear phase.
While a currency crisis in China can be avoided, much depends on investor psychology and how China manages the capital account.
In this issue we discuss why hedge funds continue to be an important component of diversified portfolios and what it takes to find the top-performing funds; analyze conventional wisdom on hedge fund success factors to examine which rules of thumb hold water and which have some leaks; provide insights on tax-efficient hedge funds for private client investing, highlight David Druley’s new role as President and Head of Global Investments, and profile Main Line Health.
MLPs have had a volatile few months and yields have skyrocketed; investors with a long-term time horizon should find the sector appealing.
Investors should be prepared for 2016 to look similar to 2015, with high volatility and poor returns for risk assets.
Begin to rebalance into undervalued assets provided you have adequate liquidity to take advantage of additional opportunities that may develop.
Investors navigating the marketplace in 2015 faced numerous challenges, including US$ strength, commodity market stresses, and global growth concerns. To a large extent, asset class returns were either unexceptional or downright difficult. This brief chart book reviews returns and other metrics for the calendar year.
While it is too soon to know the full impact of reform, recent legislative changes are likely to increase global investors’ interest in US REITs and real property, with potential implications for valuations, fund flows, and transactions in 2016 and beyond.
Heading into 2016, we remain constructive on Japanese equities versus US equivalents and are broadening our recommendation to include Japanese small- and mid-cap stocks.
2015 looks likely to go down as a year to forget for many investors, and 2016 may bring only slight improvement.