May 26 2026 Reflections: Time to Lighten Up Exposures?

The current economic doldrums have most investors concerned about a potential market downturn. The bottom line concern many economists and consultants have expressed lately is stagflation, the dreaded combination of flat economic growth with inflation that gets higher and higher indefinitely. We may be approaching a time where that concern becomes so widely held that … Read more

Using Quantitative Signal Data for Portfolio Management

The vast majority of asset management companies today use model portfolios. Model portfolios, which surged to a record $7.7 trillion in assets in early 2025, offer a way for advisors to outsource portfolio construction and rebalancing. The proliferation of model portfolio construction for different client profiles is a growing trend driven by efficiency, scalability, and … Read more