Turkey—a symptom of larger challenges for emerging markets
Is Turkey's financial meltdown a local phenomenon or a warning sign for international investors? The answer: It's both.
Viewpoints about market volatility
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Consider long/short equity as the business cycle matures
Long/short equity approaches have historically outperformed during later periods of the business cycle—learn which late-cycle indicators are mounting right now.Read more -
Midterm election-year markets tend to find direction in November
In any given cycle, the relationship between elections and markets is not always clear, but over time some key trends come into focus.Read more -
Trade wars—what’s the U.S. administration’s endgame?
What does the U.S. administration hope to achieve in a trade war with China? These are the top three possibilities, says Alex Wolf of Standard Life Investments.Read more -
Three risk indicators to watch this year
Risks are clearly rising in 2018, but the bull market may have more room to run. We look at three risk indicators to watch in the second half.Read more -
Why index reconstitution matters to your portfolio
The markets never stop changing, and so it goes for the indexes that track them. Learn more about how this dynamic may affect your portfolio.Read more -
How to defuse one volatile market with another
Adam C. Rudd, CFA of Standard Life Investments explains his recent volatility pairing of a concentrated market versus a more diversified counterpart.Read more -
What's spooking the markets? Trade wars and fiscal imbalances
The risks of a global trade war and a worsening U.S. budget deficit could trigger volatility for stocks and bonds in late 2019—especially when rising interest rates are factored in.Read more -
Tinkering with trade introduces unintended risks for investors
The next U.S. recession doesn’t appear imminent, but rising trade tensions could tip the balance from benign to bad quickly—see the implications for investors.Read more -
What is a target-date fund glide path, and how does it work?
Perhaps the most important distinguishing feature of any target-date fund is its glide path—the asset allocation adjustments that the fund makes to balance growth potential with risk management as an investor ages.Read more