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Pyrford International May 2017 Monthly Commentary For professional investors only It would be pleasing to see a month go by without a terrorist atrocity somewhere in the world but, sadly, May was not going to be one of those months. The Manchester abomination is just one more in a string of similar attacks. It is difficult for the authorities anywhere to protect citizens from extremists...
Asset Management First quarter 2017 Fixed income insights Is the Fed Moonlighting or are we still in La La Land? The envelope please... The start to 2017 has been filled with high profile snafus, from blown soft drink commercials, to overbooked flights gone viral. None were more visible than the Oscars. French elections? North Korea? Syria? Yeah, yeah, but did you see the Oscars? In the...
First quarter 2017 Global Investment Insights Unabashedly unaffordable: Global housing markets on the edge Talking about the housing market always evokes a strong, and often emotional, reaction. This is usually because the powerful vested interests (owners, investors, speculators, politicians, lenders, real estate agents and other intermediaries) can’t bear to think of the...
Asset Management March 2017 LGM Emerging Markets Risk: what really matters LGM Investments Recent months have been unusually eventful, characterized by a swing in the global political landscape, U.S. dollar strength, geopolitical flash points, demonetization in India and military coups in Turkey (among many others), all feeding into general market nervousness and a significant rise in...
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Investment Review and Outlook March 31, 2016 Review and Outlook “There was a wide range of emotions felt by all - from elation and joy, to pain and fear. “ ― Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, and first man to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen’s description of his team’s reaction to reaching the South Pole is an appropriate way to...
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The “Brexit” Vote Britain Votes To Leave the European Union June 24, 2016 Yesterday, British citizens voted in favor of exiting the European Union (EU). The referendum passed by a surprisingly wide margin of 51.9% to 48.1% with turnout exceeding 70% of eligible voters. The U.K. is the second largest economy in the E.U., behind Germany, and has been a member of this economic...
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Investment Review and Outlook June 30, 2016 Review and Outlook “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” ― Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. The British are now living both sides of their beloved Prime Minister’s definition of courage. In a shocking passage of the...
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Real Estate Sector Classification REITs Break Out from Financials Starting August 31 August 22, 2016 What’s Happening? For the first time since the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was created in 1999, a new sector will be added, elevating real estate to a separate category from its current inclusion in the financials sector. The new real estate sector will include...
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Investment Review and Outlook September 30, 2016 Review and Outlook “Having a door to open means that opportunity awaits” – Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Inventor, Engineer, and Innovator. In late June investors did not believe opportunities were waiting for them in the third quarter. The Brexit vote that shook the economic foundation of the European Union had...
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Investment Review and Outlook December 31, 2016 Review and Outlook “The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” - Carl Jung, Swiss Psychiatrist (1875-1961). History will remember 2016 as the year the pendulum of political, social, and economic forces abruptly reversed and began to swing toward a new world...
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Advisory Solutions Monthly Update February 2017 ASSET ALLOCATION UPDATE • We recommend a mild underweight to Global Equities and overweight to Fixed Income across models. • Within the equity allocation, we continue to recommend an overweight to non-U.S. developed equity, concentrated in the growth segment. • Within the fixed income allocation, we recommend an...
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Strategy & Outlook Economic and Market Recap January 31, 2017 U.S Equity Markets Index S&P 500 Russell 3000 Russell Mid Cap Russell 2000 January 1.90% 1.88% 2.41% 0.39% Index EAFE Developed Markets MSCI Emerging Markets Euro-Zone Japan China Brazil January 2.90% 5.47% -1.07% -1.07% 1.49% 6.66% Security 2 Year UST 10 Year UST "BBB" Corporate Yield Spread in...
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Advisory Solutions Monthly Update March 2017 ASSET ALLOCATION UPDATE • We recommend a mild underweight to Global Equities and overweight to Fixed Income across models. • Within the equity allocation, we continue to recommend an overweight to non-U.S. developed equity, concentrated in the growth segment. • Within the fixed income allocation, we recommend an...
