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Multi-Asset Midyear Outlook: Fortitude Amid Disruption
by Daniel Loewy, CFA, Chief Investment Officer and Head—Multi-Asset and Hedge Fund Solutions, Karen Watkin, CFA, Portfolio Manager—Multi-Asset…
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.
Beyond the Mag 7: Why Janus Henderson Says It's Time to Look Elsewhere
This isn't a story about seven stocks. It's a story about what happens when advisors and investors finally…
Water Is Not a Theme. It Is a Structural Trade.
The question Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it now hears from advisors and institutions around the world is…
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.
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
AI Is the Economy Now. Everything Else Is Noise.
by AdvisorAnalyst.com Editorial Team The U.S. economy entered the second half of 2026 not on the strength of…
In an Unsettled World, Value Investing Can Add a Layer of Defense
by Avi Lavi, Chief Investment Officer—Global and International Value Equities, AllianceBernstein Why have value stocks been more durable than…
The Infrastructure Moment: Why Private Capital Is Building the Next Economy
Ares Management's comprehensive guide makes the case that private infrastructure has evolved far beyond highways and power lines — and that the investment opportunity may be as large as anything in private markets today.
"Simple, But Not Easy": BMO GAM Builds the Alts Model Portfolio the Industry Has Been Waiting For
The concept is straightforward. The execution is anything but. BMO Global Asset Management's new alternatives model portfolios—built exclusively for BMO Private Investment Counsel—represent a structural step-change in how institutional-grade alternatives get delivered to wealth management clients.
Don't Look Down: What Man Group's Henry Neville Wants You to Know About Drawdowns
Every portfolio carries pain — the question is how much, how long, and whether it arrives alone or…
When Markets Break, Trend Followers Get to Work
A whitepaper from Meketa Investment Group lays out the mechanics, history, and portfolio logic of trend following — and why advisors should take a second look.
The Physical Economy Strikes Back: Why Commodities and Industrial Metals Belong in Every Serious Portfolio
By Pierre Daillie, AdvisorAnalyst The Iran war changed the conversation. In one geopolitical shock, commodities went from a…
Index Choice Is an Investment Decision
Why the construction methodology behind your ETF matters as much as the ETF itself
Meb Faber: Do What Warren Does, Not What He Says
Buffett's famous advice is simpler than his actual record. Meb Faber wants investors to notice the difference.
Markets Don't Wait: Larry Swedroe on Efficiency, Alternatives, and the Only Portfolio That Matters
by Editorial Team, AdvisorAnalyst The question Pierre Daillie puts to Larry Swedroe near the top of the conversation1…