Highlights from the week of November 29 – December 5, 2024.

While investors grapple with continued geopolitical uncertainty, we maintained the base positioning in our Global Perspectives portfolios.

A deep dive into agency MBS and their offshoots: CMOs, mortgage derivatives, CRTs, and MSRs.

Strong economic growth coupled with inflation risks from potential policy shifts have paved the way for a prolonged period of higher interest rates. That could be a good thing for fixed income investors.

Our long-term return expectations serve as key inputs into strategic asset allocation for multi-asset portfolios and provide context for shorter-term forecasting.

Wow, the 2024 rally in credit risk has fresh legs! Equity and credit spreads have both been ‘on the rally’ since the election, with risk taking sentiment supercharged and historically significant levels on valuations getting breached.

The incoming administration will have an impact on every industry within investment grade credit, and each will face its own challenges and opportunities.

The current market backdrop presents opportunities to benefit from lower rates, durable earnings streams and high quality “all-in” yields.

Collective investment trusts (CITs) offer many benefits to defined contribution plan sponsors — and, ultimately, to plan participants — but misconceptions about them persist.

Donald Trump is set to reshape America around lower taxes, higher tariffs, less regulation, more drilling and fewer immigrants. Here’s what it means for markets.