RESEARCH & THOUGHT PIECES FROM OUR TEAM

Executive Summary

• Growth has outperformed value in eleven of the past fourteen years, but value has outperformed for the past two years (in 2022, value outperformed growth by 22.69%).^1,2
• Value and growth cycles are not short-term in nature; they typically last for years.
• When inflation and...

Tax-Loss Harvesting

Investors may be hard-pressed to find positive-performing investments in their portfolios in 2022, a year that has seen the worst equity performance since the Global Financial Crisis, and the most severe bond market decline in almost half a century. While no one enjoys seeing...

Background: The Great Resignation

Despite considerable progress in the standard of living for the average working American, labor challenges continue with millions of workers — harboring discontentment with stagnant wages and re-examining work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic...

After Thursday's close, FedEx (FDX) announced a sizeable earnings shortfall and withdrew its annual forecast. Its earnings per share for the quarter ending August 31 were $3.44, well below Wall Street consensus. The company's CEO said, "Global volumes declined as macroeconomic trends...

Uncertainty surrounding the economy and current geopolitical conflicts coupled with a period of extreme partisanship in American politics has shaped the upcoming election into arguably the most important midterms in our nation’s history. Heading into these crucial elections, the Democrats...

Navigating Behavioral Biases During Volatile Times

When the MAP Investment Team discusses topics for our thought pieces, we make sure to always stay true to our investment process. There are plenty of market prognosticators who perpetually spout bullish takes by viewing everything through...

U.S. Fixed Income Is Enduring One of The Worst Declines in History

Fixed income investors will look back fondly on the 40-year bull market for bonds that ended in 2021. We’re in an entirely different market now, and while early, it’s the one we’ve been warning about for quite...

As MAP president Michael Dzialo notes, “Sometimes history repeats itself, and sometimes we make history.” We are at one of those rare moments when history is being made. Can the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and our free-spending elected officials restrain themselves enough to bring...

Qualitative Interpretation of Quantitative Data

Over the many years we have worked together, the investment team of Managed Asset Portfolios has developed some unique tools that help us parse out what is most relevant in our infinitely complex global economy. When we identify a theme that is...

As investors, we know the world is more interconnected than ever before. Social media allows us to connect with people from all over the globe: Zoom enables seamless video communication anywhere there is a data connection: Apple and Google have created platforms that put endless amounts of...

In May of 2020, we wrote about the potential for an uptick in inflation. As the world continued to grapple with the coronavirus, the United States attempted to thread the economic needle. Record-breaking fiscal stimulus was passed in record time. Thankfully, the U.S. has been able to avoid the...

It can be difficult to decide on a strategy and investment team in a sea of performance statistics. There is no perfect statistic or number for selecting a specific strategy; however, we believe some measures can be useful. This essay will walk through the common metrics used when discussing...