Investment Review & Outlook – October 2021

Key Takeaways Emerging COVID-19 variants have disrupted the progress of the economic recovery, but the economy’s overall health has strengthened. Inflationary expectations, potential tax rate increases, and political gridlock fuel uncertainty. Periods of volatility in both equity and fixed income markets should be expected, as we recently saw in September when the S&P 500 dropped…

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Sustainable Finance: Fixed Income Meets Responsible Investing

 We continue our series on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related investment topics with this short primer on Sustainable Finance instruments. In prior reports, we have reviewed the meaning of ESG (ESG 101), as well as discussed specific ESG topics such as climate change (Investing and Climate Change). Additionally, we wrote about the energy transition…

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Electric Utilities Set to Benefit from EV-Driven Grid Investment

Wildfire-induced blackouts in California and more recent events in Texas, where unpreparedness curtailed energy supplies, highlight the vulnerabilities of the US power grid. Over the next two decades, the need for grid investment will be substantial; driven, in part, by the economic impact of outages, but even more by the electrification of the transportation sector…

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Investment Review & Outlook – July 2021

Key Takeaways The US is steadily emerging from the worst of the pandemic, and the economic recovery resulting from the reopening has been robust with the equity market surging to new heights. Inflationary expectations still rattle the markets, although the Federal Reserve continues to view inflation as a transitory issue. Changes in tax policy may…

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