Shifting Balance of Power

“Shifting Balance of Power” discovers why consumer preferences are changing, and how these shifts are impacting new and old industries and driving profitability today, and in the years ahead.

Disruption Everywhere

“Disruption Everywhere,” uncovers the parallels between the transformative forces rocking many industries today and those of the dot.com era.

The Case for Integrated Wealth Management

There’s a dizzying array of firms and people providing wealth-management services, yet to most investors, they all look the same—because most of them do indeed share a common approach: They outsource the investment management of client portfolios to other firms.

Global Growth: Synchronicity to Divergence

After a period of synchronized global growth, the US economy has accelerated this year while non-US markets have slowed. This divergence has been reflected in financial markets and has investors questioning if they should reduce their exposure to international markets. In this video, we describe why a global exposure should result in better returns and lower downside risk over time.

December CMO: Our 2019 Outlook

2018 started with the continuance of a 14-month market uptrend and extreme calm. Now with just one month left in the year, we’ve seen a change; there’s been a resurgence in volatility and a market sell-off of over 10% since the S&P 500 hit an all-time high in mid-September. As we think ahead to 2019, we consider the factors that will influence the financial markets and answer the question on the minds of many investors: Will 2019 bring the agitated markets of the fourth quarter, or a return to January’s calm?