Perspectives
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U.S. Equity Outlook: Market Breadth to Dictate Bullishness
CIO, Scott Glasser explains the importance of greater market participation to extend the current bull market and why high-quality defensive stocks, particularly in health care, are positioned to hold up better than the current mega cap leaders in an economic downturn.
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U.S. Economic Outlook: Beware Lagged Effects
The economy is at the crux of this cycle, the most difficult period of headwinds. We expect the lagged effects of Fed tightening to slow economic growth during the first half of 2024 and we continue to maintain our base case of a recession as we move through this period.
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Global ESG Outlook: More Scrutiny on Sustainable Investments
Regulation, biodiversity and human and labor rights should remain a focus for sustainability-minded investors in 2023.
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AOR U.S. Economic Outlook: Recession the Path of Least Resistance
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard has been flashing a red or recessionary signal for the past four months, consistent with our view that a recession is likely to occur in the U.S. in the next 12 months.
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U.S. Equity Outlook: Patiently Waiting for a Durable Bottom
We see 2023 shaping up to be a tale of two halves. Heading into the new year, we continue to favour value stocks with defensive characteristics. However, as market participants become convinced the bear market is over, leadership should rotate toward small cap and more aggressive, higher risk stocks.
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2023 Infrastructure Outlook: Climate, Macro Drivers Create Tailwinds
Secular growth drivers for infrastructure should be on full display in 2023, as the dire need for infrastructure spending underpins growth for the next decade, and the first steps for meeting long-term climate and electrification goals are being taken now.
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AOR: US Economic and Market Views - August 2022 Update
For the economy to avert recession after a second straight negative quarter and a now yellow Recession Risk Dashboard, the Fed will likely need to make a dovish pivot.
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Assessing Bear Market Conditions
CIO Scott Glasser answers questions on past bear markets and discusses how to make productive use of volatility.
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2022 Inflation Outlook: Transitory or Structural?
Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze, CFA, and Investment Strategy Analyst Josh Jamner, CFA, discuss the likely trajectory of inflation in 2022 and the good news for long-term equity investors in the face of rising interest rates.
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Infrastructure Outlook in 2022: Defensive Growth, or Just Defense?
In an uncertain macroeconomic environment, the certainty of future earnings and growth will be key: infrastructure and utilities significantly outperform other equities on this measure.
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U.S. Equity Outlook: Markets Gird for Reduced Liquidity
In our U.S. Equity Outlook: “Markets Gird for Reduced Liquidity” Chief Investment Officer, Scott Glasser explains the importance of small caps contributing to market breadth and advocates a balanced approach among growth and value stocks as liquidity is withdrawn from the economy.
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AssetTV Global Equity Outlook for 2022
In a recently released AssetTV video Portfolio Managers, Margaret Vitrano, Elisa Mazen and Dmitry Khaykin highlight their views on inflation, Omicron and regulatory risks and discuss where they see the best opportunities in U.S. and international markets in the year ahead.
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