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As investing has grown increasingly personalized, separately managed accounts (SMA) have become a trusted vehicle for customized solutions to meet a client’s unique objectives. Up to now, when looking for personalized fixed-income solutions, advisors have considered key factors such as income needs, liquidity requirements, investment horizon,...

Chinese equities have lagged both emerging market and global equity indices year to date. Recent regulations directed toward education and technology companies have caused Chinese equities to come under pressure. As further regulatory actions appear likely, should investors continue to allocate to Chinese equities?

Near-term inflation concerns have raised investor interest in real assets. While core real estate offers a steady foundation for a diversified real assets portfolio, infrastructure can serve as a high-quality complement that can help protect against inflation and benefit total return.

As families and family offices build their investment portfolios, they should consider private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) with an eye on technological innovation. However, building a portfolio that incorporates both PE and VC investments is not straightforward. It requires skill and discipline. By looking at 2020 when private investments ...

This year has made it abundantly clear that investing in China carries risk. How will recent regulatory shifts in China affect investment strategy? A diversified approach is the key to spread out exposure.

With the frequency and damage of weather-related events continuing to rise, now is the time for municipal bond investors to assess and mitigate the climate risk. Along with other measures to take, the risk assessment should include whether the municipality has enacted any resiliency plans to combat risks from weather-related events.

There is a growing awareness that investment-grade corporate bond investors can use the same environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics popular in equity portfolios. Though in its early stages, this awareness is leading to rapid growth in socially responsible bond investing. By incorporating ESG, bond investors may achieve superior risk mi...

Municipal bonds had a turbulent third quarter. But did the sharp rise in yields (and corresponding drop in prices) cause investors to overreact?

Selecting the right investment vehicle often receives less attention than the other more known investment principles such as the value of diversification. Broadly speaking, investors can access four types of investment vehicles—including separately managed accounts—to avert making a wrong decision that can saddle a family with unexpected taxes, inc...

How can investors navigate the turbulent waters of municipal-bond credit-risk spread? The answer may be: “Wait and see.”

The notable increase in consumer prices has sparked concerns around the effect of inflation on investor’s portfolios, wealth plans, and ability to fund goals. For investors, the best offense remains a good defense, and it is not too late to revisit your portfolio with an eye toward protection against the impact of inflation. We answer nine qu...

People care about ESG, want ESG outcomes and will make major decisions on where to invest, where to work, and what to buy based on those outcomes. So, when companies make claims about their ESG performance, it should be easy for stakeholders to verify those claims. But the reality is that ESG reporting is often opaque, subjective, and even outright...

Index investing has been a boon to investors seeking accessible, diversified portfolios. However, many index-based portfolios have become notably more concentrated in recent years, in terms of both individual stock positions and sector representation. Given this reality, it’s understandable why many investors are looking at other options to b...

U.S. inflation is at its highest in four decades due to COVID-19-induced spending on goods, supply-chain issues, fiscal stimulus from the government, and very accommodative monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. But unlike last time when inflation was high, some key drivers of the current inflation are expected to fade. However, several forces a...

Most of us are familiar with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the headline measure of inflation. However, at the January 2012 Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed declared it would use the Personal Consumption Expenditure price index (PCE). Since the indexes are calculated differently in weight, scope, and formula, it will yield different measur...