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ISA Focus: The Affordable opportunity
  • 09 Jun 2026

US affordable housing has emerged as a compelling investment opportunity that also has the potential to address social needs.

DC Value for Money: 12 Steps to Better Member Outcomes
  • 09 Jun 2026

Every DC fiduciary wants better value for money (VFM) for their members. To that end, we applaud UK regulators’ ambition to create a framework that improves transparency, strengthens accountability...

Midyear Equity Outlook: Earnings strength fuels optimism
  • 09 Jun 2026

Earnings growth supports a constructive outlook for equities, with AI disruption and high levels of dispersion making diversification and careful stock selection essential.

Recapping recent tech volatility: Markets level-set earnings expectations
  • 09 Jun 2026

Tech selloff hit US and Asian markets as rate fears rose. AI hardware demand remains strong, but concentration risks heighten volatility across sectors.

Aviation Leasing: Looking Beyond the Fuel Price Shock
  • 09 Jun 2026

Stress for airlines may be opportunity for lessors. The war in Iran is putting pressure on airlines. Higher jet fuel prices are cutting into profit margins, and the risk of a prolonged conflict may...

Must Read Research: Bull & Bear, AI Infrastructure, Underdog and Housing Markets
  • 09 Jun 2026

This week we pause to check a scoreboard flashing stretched positioning, analyze how AI infrastructure is quietly creating unlikely winners, highlight an Underdog taking on the big guys, and get fi...

Venture’s shifting landscape: liquidity, selectivity, and secondaries
  • 09 Jun 2026

In this episode of RPM, Stephen West and Anthony Giambrone discuss why selectivity defines success in venture today, and why secondaries have become a compelling way to access category-defining com...

Race to Infinite Labor: The Humanoid Hypothesis
  • 09 Jun 2026

As aging populations and labor constraints put pressure on economic growth, humanoid robotics are emerging as a potential solution to the next productivity challenge.

Macro Highlights From William Blair’s 46th Annual Growth Stock Conference
  • 09 Jun 2026

In this special Economics Weekly, we highlight some macro commentary that stood out to us at the conference regarding the general economy, what’s happening with AI, the capex expansion, the state o...