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2024-04-22 13:45:00 ET Summary Style regimes constitute one of investors’ largest risk factors, second only to overall equity exposure. After 15 years of dominance of the growth style, the return of intra-market volatility has prompted renewed interest in cyclical rotations...
2024-03-19 02:50:00 ET Summary Typically, a back-up in rates has led to a sell-off in stocks. We believe the current environment is different for three reasons: the degree of the move in rates, current economic cycle, and strength of mega-cap technology. In this environment, we wo...
2023-04-23 06:48:00 ET Summary The sources of the immense water pressure causing cracks in our economy are high inflation, leading to high-interest rates and too much debt. Our long-term view on elevated inflation is based on structural supply and demand imbalances, most notably i...
2023-03-07 16:18:00 ET Summary When the market first bottomed in the spring of 2020, the initial rally was driven by technology and growth companies. While a slower economy and a less hostile rate environment favor growth, the value differential still tilts toward value. For i...
Summary Classic inflation hedges still play vital roles in inflation-protection strategies. Investing in future-resources equities requires balancing forward-looking optimism with pragmatism. Style-balanced construction would require more trading and rebalancing than a simple cap-we...
Summary US growth stocks were hit hard in last year’s downturn, with the mega-caps accounting for nearly half of the market’s decline. Some mega-caps will retain dominant business positions and may continue to offer attractive investing opportunities. By positioning be...
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 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...