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Market Commentary: Stocks and Bonds Rally as Fed Recognizes Progress on Inflation

Carson Wealth

Even small-cap stocks, which have been weighed down by higher rates, saw huge gains, with the Russell 2000 Index rising 3.5%. At Carson Investment Research, we have moved our longer-term strategic asset allocations to their maximum equity overweight while continuing to favor U.S. Here’s why.

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Market Commentary: Top Charts From 2023 Set the Scene For 2024

Carson Wealth

Artificial Intelligence Grabs the Spotlight Jake Bleicher, Portfolio Manager To me, the narrative of 2023 is captured by a chart showing the performance of NVIDIA, the maker of high-end computer chips that have become the bedrock of artificial intelligence (AI). This is a massively underrated story of what’s happening in the U.S.

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CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook

Brown Advisory

CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook mhannan Fri, 03/18/2022 - 06:42 Markets have been unsteady at the start of 2022, driven by geopolitical tensions, inflation, and concerns about equity valuations. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. Rodrigo is now available.

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CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook

Brown Advisory

CIO Perspectives Webinar, 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook. Our CIOs recently discussed current market conditions, how we are positioning portfolios, and an array of other topics such as major trends in technology across public and private markets, inflationary dynamics, sustainable investing, the outlook for China, and more.

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Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk

Brown Advisory

Market conditions may indeed be changing, and in ways that warrant a reassessment of portfolio positioning. Adding risk to portfolios at this stage in the economic cycle does not seem like a prudent strategy to us. A primary mechanism for managing risk is rebalancing, with particular focus on the role of bonds in the portfolio.

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Investment Perspectives | Managing Risk

Brown Advisory

Market conditions may indeed be changing, and in ways that warrant a reassessment of portfolio positioning. Adding risk to portfolios at this stage in the economic cycle does not seem like a prudent strategy to us. A primary mechanism for managing risk is rebalancing, with particular focus on the role of bonds in the portfolio.

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Investment Perspectives - The Great Debate

Brown Advisory

Instead, they’ve turned to indexing their portfolios to the S&P 500 ® Index or some other relevant benchmark, thereby accepting “average” performance rather than trying for something better. Portfolios with greater active share could be said to reflect more independent thinking on the part of the managers.