SFYF News and Press, SoFi 50 From 02/11/23

Summary 2022 was a year where, suddenly, the value style of investing dramatically outperformed the growth style. Sector exposure is a detail useful to help in characterizing different index exposures. The S&P 500 Growth Index added Energy sector exposure due to strong price mom...

Summary We likely experienced peak rates of inflation during the fourth quarter of 2022, and as price increases abate, the coming months may bring the end of the central-bank tightening. However, we believe inflation is likely to remain above the historically low levels experienced duri...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Appreciation Strategy seeks to balance upside r...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Aggressive Growth Strategy follows a focused, h...

Summary The top two mega themes in terms of global net inflows in 2022 were Climate Change-related themes and Big Data. The largest net outflows came from tech-heavy themes, led by Robotics & Automation. 2023 may bring a return to more normal markets driven by economics rather t...

Summary It was a difficult third quarter, with the S&P 500 down nearly 5%, which added to the painful year-to-date returns investors have experienced across the board. While the market’s expectations have also moved higher regarding rate hikes, they’ve remained a...

Summary Stock markets are still reeling from this year’s dramatic events. If equities have fallen primarily because of rising rates, the market may not yet be pricing in growing threats to company fundamentals. Similar situations unfolded in many sectors, impacting both...

Summary We believe that investors will differentiate and favor stocks based on quality factors as companies with higher-quality and growth characteristics are more likely to weather the storm. We seek to identify industries whose profits are growing at least as fast, or ideally fa...

Summary Among the more notable twists of this year’s raucous third quarter was the upending of the long-running underperformance of the US Growth indexes versus their Value counterparts. This recent Growth/Value tug of war has coincided with the big shifts in inflation and ...

Summary Value historically has had an edge in inflationary environments, while growth is typically preferred in a recession. With the risks of persistent inflation and impending recession both at play, we believe the best course is to build both growth and value into portfolios, a...