Wall Street Currents

A Policy Error Could Trip Up Stocks - Broadly investors have enjoyed strong returns in stocks over the past two years, the S&P 500 Index returned 31.5% in 2019 and 18.4% in 2020. Last year's ...

Choice and outcomes in deceased donor kidney assignment - In the US, most patients who need a kidney transplant must participate in a centralised deceased-donor kidney allocation mechanism. The allocation system s...

Gold, Gas, and Global Inflation with Diego Parrilla of Quadriga Asset Managers - 2020 was ruled by global macro events – are we looking at the same fate in 2021? Our guest today can talk not only global macro, but also volatility, bon...

Settling the Boeing-Airbus dispute can deliver an early win for Biden's agenda - President-elect Joseph Biden has repeatedly vowed to restore cooperation in transatlantic relations after President Donald Trump’s economic and political c...

Discretionary and Nondiscretionary Services Expenditures during the COVID-19 Recession - The coronavirus pandemic and the various measures to address it have led to unprecedented convulsions to the U.S. and global economies. In this post, I exa...

Active Success: Investing Lessons from Odysseus - With his patience and preparation, Odysseus would have made a great investor.

Marking Time: A new year, a fresh semester and its class time! - As we approach the turn of the calendar year, I have my own set of rituals that prepare me for the new year. Last week, was my data week, where I downloa...

InsuranceTalks: Participating and Protecting Using Dividends - Join Joyana Pilquist from American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company to discuss what considerations are top of mind when considering what index will...

Sit, Stop and Read… - 361 Capital Market Commentary | January 11th, 2021 Never in my life had I read that much news, research, and content in one week. Probably not even durin...

Are P/E’s a Problem? | Decembers With a New Party in Power | What is The State of the Recovery? | Where Is The Eye-Roll Emoji? | The Trend Is Your Friend | All Bets Could Be Off If… | Still Okay to be Bullish? | More Room To Run? | Active Managers Enjoying The Ride - NAAIM Speaks is monthly newsletter containing market insights and analysis from NAAIM member firms. “Speaks” is designed to provide a... [ Read More ]

Making Sense of Sky-High Stock Prices - Many have been puzzled that the world’s stock markets haven’t collapsed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn it has wrought. Bu...

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...