Market Matters: November 2020
Global equities ascended to new all-time highs in November, delivering their best monthly return since 1975.
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Market Matters: October 2020
Risk assets generally sold off in October, but investors found little respite in traditional safe-haven assets.
US Manager Universe Statistics: Third Quarter 2020
This publication presents manager performance for 37 asset classes and substrategies, showing the median, mean, and key percentiles of return. Relevant indexes for each asset class are also included to provide market context.
Market Matters: September 2020
Risk assets rallied again in third quarter, notwithstanding declines in September.
Planning for the US Presidential Election
This general election will be one of the most unusual in modern history. Investors should not tweak portfolios based on election prognostication.
VantagePoint: Investment Opportunities Six Months Into the Pandemic
Economic, market, and healthcare circumstances have been extraordinary over the last six months. However, attractive opportunities exist. We see appeal in tech and tech-enabled businesses but remain cautious on elevated pricing. There’s enough value in relatively cheap segments of public equities to justify taking measured, diversified overweights. We are broadly cautious on credit, but see pockets of opportunity in some segments less supported by central bank activity. Finally, the importance of investing in social equity and diversity has been brought into sharp relief by this crisis.
Market Matters: August 2020
Global equities surged higher in August.
Market Matters: July 2020
Global risk assets advanced in July, extending the prolonged market rally that began in late March.
US Manager Universe Statistics: Second Quarter 2020
This publication presents manager performance for 37 asset classes and substrategies, showing the median, mean, and key percentiles of return. Relevant indexes for each asset class are also included to provide market context.
Review of Market Performance: Fiscal Year 2020
While US-China tensions began to slowly de-escalate in the the first half of FY 2020, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the second half upended the investment landscape. Gold and US Treasuries were the big winners as investors rushed into safe havens, while central banks cut rates and expanded QE programs. Equities have mounted a remarkable comeback, while real assets generally remain quite depressed. This chart book presents returns and other market metrics for fiscal year 2020.