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Growth Opportunity: Peloton, the Connected Fitness Leader

The most relevant brands serving key consumption markets are often top perming stocks. Peloton is a great example since the IPO in September 2019.

Growth Opportunity: Peloton, the Connected Fitness Leader

The most relevant brands serving key consumption markets are often top perming stocks. Peloton is a great example since the IPO in September 2019.

“Don’t Fight the Fed,” Walk the Other Way

On Monday, July 19, 2021, the Dow’s worst day of 2021 unfolded. Virus-sensitive assets (energy and travel sectors) sold off as less optimistic growth outlooks emerged from concerns of the increasing delta variant cases. Delta variant concerns coupled with skepticism of transitory inflation, decreasing bond yields, and incomplete economic recovery create a perplexing cocktail of potential economic outcomes.

Apple’s $Trillion Flywheel: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

As a stock, Apple continues to be under-appreciated and under-owned by asset managers and individuals. It’s not a hyper growth stock that typical growth investors love to buy and it’s not a classic value stock that a deep value manager gets intrigued by.

Apple’s $Trillion Flywheel: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

As a stock, Apple continues to be under-appreciated and under-owned by asset managers and individuals. It’s not a hyper growth stock that typical growth investors love to buy and it’s not a classic value stock that a deep value manager gets intrigued by.

Market Underprices Rate Hike Risks

Bob Rubin was US Treasury Secretary from 1995-99 under Bill Clinton. Early in his tenure, the US$ came under severe downward pressure. Market pundits kept calling for the Treasury to provide US$ support, to stem the slide.

Market Underprices Rate Hike Risks

Bob Rubin was US Treasury Secretary from 1995-99 under Bill Clinton. Early in his tenure, the US$ came under severe downward pressure. Market pundits kept calling for the Treasury to provide US$ support, to stem the slide.

MAP Views: Positioning Portfolios for a Higher Inflationary Environment

Stocks marched higher during the past three months, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly advance since the pandemic-induced crash last year. Value stocks continued their upward momentum but did give up some of their gains relative to growth stocks in June.

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