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What Investors Need to Know About the Most Common Private Equity Fund Structures
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There’s a critical decision you have to make if you want (or already have) exposure to private equity as a part of your portfolio — does your chosen manager deploy capital through a fund structure...
A Looming Uranium Shortage?
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"Nuclear is wonderful as one of the sources of energy, one of the sources of sustainable energy.” —Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang The global nuclear renaissance is gaining steam. Our readers have seen our...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 12/12
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WEEK ENDING 12/09/2022 Highlights of the week: Which story will the Fed tell the markets next week? "It’s a Wonderful Life” or “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”? The Fed meets this week for the last...
Tax Loss Harvesting- A Year Long Process
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As the end of the year approaches, investors are trying to make lemonade (tax loss harvesting) out of lemons (capital losses on investments). Investors ought to keep in mind: when managing a...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 12/5
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WEEK ENDING 12/02/2022 Highlights of the week: Latest jobs reports show a resilient labor market. Q4 earnings estimates are finally coming down. Introducing our new acronym, BARB: “Bonds are Back.”
Not All Carbon Offsets Are Created Equal
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Are offsets — a way of balancing out the carbon one emits — our best chance at addressing climate change? Or are they nothing more than indulgences that assuage guilt? The controversy surrounding...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 11/21
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WEEK ENDING 11/18/2022 Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers. We at City Different Investments (CDI) are very thankful for you and our clients, who continue to trust us with their assets. If you’re...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 11/14
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WEEK ENDING 11/11/2022 Highlights of the week: October’s Consumer Price Index finally shows that Fed policy is working. China’s opening is inflationary for the United States. Midterms resulted in a...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 11/07
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WEEK ENDING 11/04/2022 Highlights of the week: The Fed: Slower, Longer, Higher. Whether you look at the JOLTS numbers or Friday’s payroll numbers, the jobs market looks strong. No reason for the Fed...
Investment Holding Profile: FLEX Ltd.
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Investment Holding Profile: FLEX Ltd. With the Fed making headlines again, it's easy to get caught up in the extreme short-term market volatility. But it’s important to remember that when you buy a...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 10/31
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WEEK ENDING 10/28/2022 Highlights of the week: The Federal Reserve prepares for a possible 75 bps rate hike this Wednesday. The second biggest event is the nonfarm payroll report this Friday....
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 10/24/22
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WEEK ENDING 10/21/2022 Highlights of the week: Possible volatility and insufferable campaign ads mark run-up to midterm elections. “Alas, poor United Kingdom! We knew it well.” Is a story in The Wall...
Machine Learning
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The financial industry is inherently a data-driven industry. Data streams in via indicators and indices, and traditional financial data flows out as income statements and balance sheets. However,...
FIXED INCOME MARKET INSIGHTS 10/17/22
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WEEK ENDING 10/14/2022 Highlights of the week: CPI well ahead of consensus and sticky inflation guarantee a November rate hike, with another potential hike in December. Probability of recession in...