Written by: Eric Snyder Strong start to 2019 Municipal bond funds are on pace to take in a record number of net inflows this year. Investors...
Written by: Dan Petersen, CAIA®; Maria Rahni, CFA Using inexpensive passive strategies for international equity exposure has gained plenty of traction as the popularity of ETFs has grown...
Written by: Eric Snyder; Maria Rahni, CFA Role of Insurance Municipal bond insurance is a guarantee from a monoline insurance company that the holder of a muni...
Written by: Lauren Goodwin, CFA In six weeks, the S&P 500 returned all investors’ gains in 2018. These market losses have prompted investors to reminisce on the...
Written by: Adam Scarier Investors have found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place this year. On one hand, there have been bouts of...
Written by: Lauren Goodwin, CFA There is no denying that emerging markets have had a difficult year. Investor sentiment towards EMs has deteriorated, EM currencies have weakened...
Written by: Steve Sciortino Year-to-date through the middle of September, U.S. growth stocks have posted outstanding results, with the Russell 1000 Growth Index gaining approximately 16%. In...
Written By: Jae Yoon Summer has been heating up the news cycle. Trade headlines dominate; midterm elections are impending; interest rates are on the rise; a strong...
In perhaps his most famous quote ever, Harry Markowitz called diversification “the only free lunch in finance.” For investors, the power of diversification is nothing new,...
Remember the halcyon days of 2017? For advisors and investors, it was a fabulous year. The stock market maintained a steady climb skyward, and it delivered...
