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No Pain, No Gain

Investing Caffeine

Although I have noted some of the key headwinds the economy faces above, it is worth noting that current corporate profits remain at/near all-time record highs (see chart below) and the 3.6% As Albert Einstein stated, “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.”.

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Keeping Perspective

The Better Letter

More importantly, perhaps, the past 12 months have marked a generational shift for financial markets as the Fed repeatedly raised interest rates to try to contain the worst inflation in four decades. economy, the world’s largest, have not been without consequences, far and wide. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S.

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Transcript: Jawad Mian

The Big Picture

He brings a fascinating approach and a bit of an outlier, contrarian way of looking at the world that has allowed him to identify specific changes in what’s taking place in the economy, in the markets, and essentially provide a helpful sounding board to many of the world’s best investors. Simple answer, demographics.

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Midyear Planning Tools for 2016

Brown Advisory

As we write this letter, financial markets are grappling with plenty of controversy and uncertainty, from the aftershocks of the dramatic fall in oil prices, to the potential impact of a British exit from the EU, to the implications of the pending U.S. Economic growth in the U.S. Midyear Planning Tools for 2016.

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Off the Beaten Trail

Brown Advisory

Turbulence in various stock markets will probably persist in 2016 as global growth slows because of weakness in emerging economies including China, a leading engine for the world economy during the past decade. From 2012 until 2014, the MSCI All Country World Index annually rose by an average of 14.1%. this year, 0.3

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Transcript: Armen Panossian

The Big Picture

I found this to be just a masterclass in everything you need to know about distressed credit investing, private credit, the role of the economy, the fed interest rates, inflation, bottoms up, credit picking, and how to manage a firm and a fund in light of just massive dislocations in your space, as well as the overall economy.

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3 Reasons the Dollar Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Carson Wealth

has the world’s deepest and most liquid financial markets, thanks to the following: The size of the U.S. economy The strength of the U.S. making up just about 25% of the world economy, about 60% of global foreign currency reserves are denominated in USD. That’s up from 56% in 2012. It’s not just the Chinese.

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