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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...
All Eyes On The Fed And Stock Market
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WEEK ENDING 9/6/2024 We remember: This week marks the 23rd anniversary of 9/11. What a week: All eyes are on the Fed and the stock market. We hope everyone had an enjoyable Labor Day holiday.
The Time Has Come
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WEEK ENDING 8/23/2024 Powell: “The time has come” for a rate cut. Dis-inversion of the municipal curve. Money market funds still seeing cash inflows.
Another Turkey Drop?
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WEEK ENDING 8/16/2024 Won’t you please come to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention? Or please come to Jackson Hole for a sign. “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
Diversification Matters
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WEEK ENDING 8/9/2024 Diversification matters The market’s implied probabilities of future events are often wrong We’ll miss the 2024 Olympics – sure beats politics
Gold-medal Advice for Market Volatility
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WEEK ENDING 8/2/2024 Welcome home, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva Paris took center stage… Until the jobs report spoiled the party, that is.
Goldilocks
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WEEK ENDING 7/26/2024 Goldilocks data before the Fed meets Wednesday GDP at 2.8% in Q2, thanks to strong consumer spending A brief overview of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Biden's Exit
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WEEK ENDING 7/19/2024 President Biden drops out of the presidential race. Like The Who, we “Won’t Get Fooled Again” — though it seems a rate cut is in the offing. “Won’t you please come to Chicago...
Cooling Inflation
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WEEK ENDING 7/12/2024 June’s cooling CPI makes the case for lower inflation. Probability of a Fed September rate cut of 25 basis point is currently at 95%. Former President Trump attacked at a rally.
Debates
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WEEK ENDING 7/5/2024 When will the Fed make its next move? Costs of avoiding the “Cash Trap” are on the rise. Try not to laugh: “His Highness, the President of the United States of America and...
Summer Heats Up
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WEEK ENDING 6/21/2024 A midyear review of investment grade corporates Softening consumer data Happy Independence Day (a bit early)
Higher-for-longer
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WEEK ENDING 6/14/2024 Higher-for-longer tested by recent economic reports Supreme Court for sale CDI wishes all dads a Happy Father’s Day
Landmark Election Year
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WEEK ENDING 6/7/2024 Wednesday doubleheader: CPI data release and Fed meeting. Strong labor market dampens probability of July rate cut. Landmark election year for the world.