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Europe Below the Surface: KKR's McVey Finds the Alpha Where the Map Runs Out
The default view on Europe has long been one of resignation. Modest growth. Structural drag. Coalition governments that…
The Tsunami of European Bank Mergers
by Cole Smead, CEO, Portfolio Manager, Smead Capital Management Most global investors are not attuned to what can…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
The underappreciated strength of European banks
Portfolio Managers Julian McManus and Chris O’Malley, together with Research Analyst Martin Leitgeb, discuss how European banks’ strong performance in recent years reflects not only a rebound from depressed valuations but also sustained improvement in fundamentals that remains underappreciated by the market.
PGIM Mid-Year 2026: A World Running Hot, With the Tail Risks to Prove It
The global economy is growing. Inflation is sticky. The Middle East is burning. And PGIM's mid-year outlook says: position carefully, because the base case and the worst case have rarely been this close together.
Beyond the EM-DM Divide: Allianz Research's 4Rs Framework Reframes Emerging Market Risk
by Editorial Team, AdvisorAnalyst.com The Iran war has done something no oil shock has done before. According to…
Visible Earnings: Why the Defense Sector's Structural Cycle Is Just Getting Started
Global rearmament, longer-duration contracts, and a new class of defense technology companies are converging into one of the most compelling multi-year investment theses institutional analysts have identified in a generation.
TACO Is Off the Menu: DoubleLine's Sherman on Rethinking the Reflexive Buy
Recording on the first day of spring1, with the Iran conflict entering its fourth week, Jeffrey Sherman is…
The Forgotten Asset Class Is Back — And It's Tired of Being Ignored
MFS Investment Management thinks international large-cap value stocks are ready to run. After years of being written off by growth-obsessed investors, this overlooked corner of the market may be setting up for a comeback that rhymes with one of the biggest rotations in recent memory.
Rotation, momentum and geopolitical risk
In this month’s Allocation Views, healthy earnings growth is disguising a bifurcation that has resulted in particularly challenging earnings expectations for large-cap growth stocks in 2026.
Economic and market signals stay steady despite oil shocks
by Brian Levitt Chief Global Market Strategist and Head of Strategy & Insights, Invesco Key takeaways Geopolitical risks…
Five catalysts for international value stocks in 2026 and beyond
International value stocks outpaced US equities in 2025. See the five catalysts fueling the shift—and why investors still have time to act.
The Case for Core International Equity Exposure
Michael Greenberg, Head of Americas Portfolio Management at Franklin Templeton explains why international equities are no longer a tactical side bet, but a structural core allocation—and how disciplined portfolio construction is becoming the real source of durability in the next market cycle.
European defense stocks: The magnitude of Europe’s rearmament remains underappreciated
Heightened geopolitical tensions have refocused attention on increasing military spending globally. Despite a strong start to 2026, markets continue to underestimate the scale and durability of Europe’s defense spending cycle, say Portfolio Managers Christopher O’Malley and Julian McManus.
5 keys to investing in 2026
by Martin Romo, Cheryl Frank, Pramod Atluri, Diana Wagner, and Chris Buchbinder, Capital Group After three straight years…
A New Dawn for Non-US Stocks? Rethinking Global Equity Allocations
by Kent Hargis, PhD, Brian Holland, CFA, AllianceBernstein For years, investors were penalized for higher allocations to non-US stocks…