Today’s High Yield? Not Worth the Risk

Today’s High Yield? Not Worth the Risk

Investors that took advantage of the blowout in credit spreads back in March have seen incredible gains from the bottom. The credit markets experienced a liquidity freeze like never before, prior to the Fed’s announcement of off-balance sheet facilities. Established...
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Process Over Politics

Left or right, blue or red, no matter the outcome on November 3rd, or even if there is no outcome on November 3rd, it won’t change the way we view portfolio construction. The source of returns will still be yield, growth, or valuation change.  What matters will still...
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What if the Election Drags Out?

This year’s election feels unprecedented – that’s because it is. It is coming against the backdrop of a severe recession, a global pandemic, elevated unemployment, and social unrest. Not to mention, in the background of many investors head is the heated 2016...
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Q3 2020 Recap : Aptus Chart Book

The Backdrop for the Remainder of 2020   The Good Better Economic Data – Economic data, which lags the stock market, hit rock-bottom as we expected during April and May, but early signs of a recovery have begun to appear. Just look at the jobs data. Better...
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Q3 2020 Review: Where Is the Market?

Context for our forthcoming Q3 Chart Book, a quick run through some highlights: Global markets rallied in Q3, as both domestic and international stocks posted very healthy returns during the quarter. This past quarter was a tail of two environments, as both July...