Wall Street Currents

Central bank digital currency in an historical perspective - Monetary transformations through history have been driven by changing technology, changing tastes, economic growth, and the demands to effectively satisfy ...

Index + Factors + Alpha, ESG: Financial Analysts Journal Editor’s Snapshot - The last *Financial Analysts Journal* issue of 2021 features examinations of machine learning. tax-loss harvesting, and more.

Does China still want to attract global investors? - The Chinese authorities have recently imposed more stringent regulations on industries such as fintech, private-sector education, and gaming and have empha...

Bringing Transparency to an Emerging Asset Class: S&P Cryptocurrency Indices - The S&P Cryptocurrency Index Series seeks to provide market participants with new tools by which to measure and assess this emerging asset class.

October 2021 Edition: The Correction Will End When… | Still Calling for All-Time Highs | Sticking to the Script | A Trend in Jeopardy | Risk Has Turned Decidedly Higher | Kicking The Can | Signs of Potential Danger - NAAIM Speaks is monthly newsletter containing market insights and analysis from NAAIM member firms. This newsletter is designed to provide... [ Read More ]

Where Are The Potential New Hires? - The issue around jobs is certainly having a negative impact on small business optimism. Commentary on the job market seems like a broken record: small busi...

The Indian Smartphone Revolution: Paytm's Coming of Age IPO! - A few weeks ago, I valued Zomato, the Indian online food delivery company, just prior to its IPO, and argued that the excitement about its potential was ...

Stock, Bond and Real Estate Prices Are All Uncomfortably High - The prices of stocks, bonds and real estate, the three major asset classes in the United States, are all extremely high. In fact, the three have never be...

Twenty Years After 9/11, New York City’s Resilience Is Tested Once Again - As we mourn the tragic losses of the 9/11 attacks twenty years on, we thought it would be appropriate to re-examine the remarkable resilience New York City...

Asset Class Scoreboard – H1 2021 - The Q2 numbers are in – and there’s just no stopping commodities, it seems, as they put in another three months of gains to lead all assets YTD as we hi...

Analytic Global Alpha Model - Analytic Global Alpha Model Global Factor allocation Five years ending March 31, 2021 Past performance is not indicative of future results. For investmen...

Light in the COVID Tunnel - If you ever think you just can’t win, I know how you feel. I’m labeled both a doomsayer and a Pollyanna—sometimes in reaction to the same letter.

The Case for Avoiding U.S. Stocks and Buying Asia Instead - CLSA strategist Christopher Woods lays out his views on Asian emerging markets and the potential Trump trade deal with China—and says why the U.S. is his l...

Elevate your discovery process to help win great clients - As an advisor, honing your skills in asking the deep discovery questions sets the tone for a superior client experience. These simple steps may help you bu...

Company Notes Digest 11.05.18 - Each week we read dozens of transcripts from earnings calls and presentations as part of our investment process. Below is a weekly post which contains some...

Brackets and Defense – LOVOL and VXTH Indexes (that Bought VIX Calls) Had Lower Volatility - Over the past two months, there has been increased interest in (1) portfolio protection strategies (2) learning more about prudent uses of VIX® futures and...

Trump Plays with Fire on Trade - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Home Equity Wealth at New High - The latest flow-of-funds data from the Federal Reserve confirmed that home-equity wealth reached a new nominal high this year: $13.9 trillion at mid-2017,...

Former Morgan Stanley Executive to Expand Rockefeller Capital Management - Gregory Fleming, formerly with Morgan Stanley, will expand Rockefeller Capital Management’s asset and wealth management businesses.

A New Challenge to the Dollar - Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the writ...

Econophysics of Business Cycles: Aggregate Economic Fluctuations, Mean Risks and Mean Square Risks (arxiv.org) -

Robots Expose Firms to Compliance Risks - Pressure to cut costs by replacing humans with robots may end up hurting firms if they’re not careful, PwC says.

MSCI Risk Monitor: RiskMetrics Europe - October 2015 - Under a standard RiskMetrics forecasting model, this monthly Risk Monitor reports on the evolution of risk forecasts for 12 key risk factors chosen for t...