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Follow the Leaders
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Davin Gibbins, CFA, CAIA®
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
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The combination of a slowing Leading Economic Index® (LEI) and the Fed announcing a significant reduction in monetary accommodation has understandably unnerved investors. But is a “Fed policy error”—that is, inducing a recession—a foregone conclusion?
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The challenge for the Fed is to balance its goals of promoting maximum employment and stable prices. Should the Fed be perceived as being too slow, it will run the risk of runaway inflationary expectations becoming embedded into the economy. Alternatively, should the Fed be seen as draining liquidity too quickly, it will risk tipping the economy into recession.
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Shattered Sentiment + Market Volatility = Opportunity
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Zoë Brunson, CFA
Chief Investment Strategist
AssetMark
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With the shattering of investor sentiment in the first quarter, and volatility rising as equities and bonds moved in the same downward direction, questions about what to do with portfolios abound.
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Q1 Market Review
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Kezia Samuel, CFA, CAIA®
VP, Client Portfolio Management
AssetMark
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The war in Ukraine, surging inflation, and rising interest rates led markets lower in the first quarter. While US equities saw its first quarterly loss in two years, bonds had its worst quarter in 20 years.
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C22-18690 | 04/2022 | EXP 04/30/2024 797409-13785 |
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