All North America articles – Page 19
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White papersEquity Index Futures vs. ETFs Total Cost Analysis Tool
This tool is designed to analyze the all-in costs of replicating the S&P 500 by trading equity index futures versus exchange-traded funds.
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White papersEconomic Insights: March 2018
Economic decoupling begins: Growth should stay solidly above trend for 2018, but the world economy is no longer picking up steam.
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White papersThe Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of Futures and ETFs
Analyse the potential cost advantages of E-mini S&P futures as they pertain to your specific investment scenarios.
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White papersWill Geopolitics Fuel Global Volatility?
Economic trends clearly point toward higher inflation and interest rates ahead, which will likely make capital markets more volatile.
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White papersCan Investors Make Money in a US–China Trade War?
President Trump’s plans for tariffs on about $60 billion of Chinese imports have rattled equity markets.
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White papersChairman Powell’s Fed: A slightly hawkish tilt
The March FOMC meeting was the first under the new Fed Chairman Powell and the first meeting including projections by the new members of the Fed. What are your views on the outcome of this meeting?
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White papersEconomic Insights: February 2018
What happens after growth peaks? A bit of deceleration. When things are so good they can’t get any better, they usually don’t. Still, the robust momentum should carry well into 2019.
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White papersOpportunity amidst converging returns and shrinking risk premia
In the early months of 2018, economic fundamentals are supportive of another solid year of real estate performance. But monetary conditions are tightening and our central preoccupation persists: how will this affect the risk premium for real estate?
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White papersUS Mall REITS: Diverging paths and changing tides
A review of the last 10 years in the US mall sector shows the diverging paths of high-quality mall operators versus their lower-quality peers. Ironically, under the strain of rapidly-changing market forces A-malls (malls that generate sales per square foot over $400 per annum) have emerged in even stronger shape than has been the case historically.
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White papersHolding Active Management to a Higher Standard
Data points cannot come close to telling the full story of William Blair’s approach to active management; our story is one defined by our constant evolution.
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White papersNAFTA renegotiations risk and main implications for investors
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trilateral pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that has been in force since 1994. Negotiations to revamp and modernize it, requested by the U.S., started in August 2017 and are now encountering some issues.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: February 2018
The recent sharp correction of equity markets and the increase in yields which have materialized since the start of the year have created a turbulent phase, interrupting the “Garden of Eden” kind of setting which investors were getting used to.
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White papersGlobal Perspectives: US Tax Reform
President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on 22 December 2017, marking the first significant reform of the U.S. tax code since 1986.
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White papersUS credit: don’t worry about the macro, focus on technicals
What should we expect for US credit in 2018, in a context where spreads and volatility are closing in on cycle lows?
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White papersCautious on yields, selective on spreads amidst a more confident Fed
The FOMC left the funds rate target range unchanged at the January meeting (1.25%-1.50%), reinforcing, in our opinion, the likelihood of delivering three hikes this year.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: February 2018
The recent sharp correction of equity markets and the increase in yields which have materialized since the start of the year have created a turbulent phase, interrupting the “Garden of Eden” kind of setting which investors were getting used to.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: January 2018
Investors have enjoyed a quiet year in 2017, with few bumpier spots, overall record-low volatility and nice returns. Moving into 2018, the temptation for risk assets is still high.
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White papersGlobal Real Estate Securities: 2018 Market Outlook
Our bottom-up fundamental analysis currently suggests that global REITs are priced to deliver another year of positive total returns for 2018 in the range of 8%–10%.
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White papersGlobal Market Outlook for 2018: An End or a Beginning?
2017 was a particularly strong year, with broad growth and low inflation creating an almost perfect environment for equity investors.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: January 2018
Investors have enjoyed a quiet year in 2017, with few bumpier spots, overall record-low volatility and nice returns. Moving into 2018, the temptation for risk assets is still high. The economic environment remains strong.
