Quarter 2 of 2022 Earnings Recap and Federal Reserve Update

Quarter 2 of 2022 Earnings Recap and Federal Reserve Update

September 01, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Chapter 33: Quarter 2 of 2022 Earnings Recap and Federal Reserve Update Dear Clients, We hope you are having a pleasant summer. As this year has demonstrated, there is a distinction between volatility in the markets versus risk. As a reminder to clients...
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Re-calibrated Market Outlook

Re-calibrated Market Outlook

June 15, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Chapter 32: Re-calibrated Market Outlook Dear Clients, We hope the summer finds you in good spirits. In summer outdoor barbecues, there is a saying that “everything goes on the grill.” This saying may aptly describe today’s heated investment climate,...
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Follow up on the Investment Outlook

Follow up on the Investment Outlook

May 09, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
In our previous investment journal, we had discussed the possible baseline scenario of the S&P500 re-testing 3500 (14x on forward earnings, 12% possible downside from today’s S&P500 closing value of 3991), predicated on the concern that the Federal Reserve...
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The Market’s View on Fed Policy

The Market’s View on Fed Policy

April 28, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
We would like to address a subject that has been circulating through the investor psyche as of late: the concern is that the Federal Reserve, in its hawkish stance, is unable to engineer a soft landing, and that the contemplated series of interest rate...
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Evaluating Portfolio Characteristics

Evaluating Portfolio Characteristics

March 23, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
We are deeply saddened by the scale of human suffering that has resulted from the Russian-Ukraine geopolitical situation, which was the major cause of recent market volatility. It has reinforced to investors the importance of investing in companies with...
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Geopolitical Event Studies

Geopolitical Event Studies

February 17, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Before looking at one of the specific military risks in Ukraine surrounding this complex geopolitical situation and related sanctions risks, it’s important to consider the market’s past performance during previous wars and high-stakes confrontations....
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Monetary Outlook for 2022

Monetary Outlook for 2022

January 18, 2022 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. We concluded 2021 in a strong position, on both an absolute net return and relative performance basis. The fogginess that greeted growth names as 2022 started had to do with an uncertain interest rate outlook...
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The Anatomy of an Investment - Inovalon

The Anatomy of an Investment - Inovalon

December 15, 2021 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Idea generation is a process that we are continually reflecting upon and refining. A mindset of continuous observation, creativity, passion for business, and attention to both the quantitative and qualitative elements of investing surround this process...
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Investment Outlook

Investment Outlook

September 23, 2021 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
Monetary policy is one of the underlying factors that influences the path of equity price returns. This is because monetary policy is responsible for the prevailing level of interest rates, which in turn shape investors’ required return expectations,...
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The Investment Outlook: What's Changed (or not) and Perspectives on Investing

The Investment Outlook: What's Changed (or not) and Perspectives on Investing

July 15, 2021 |Grace Wang Portfolio Management Practice
One of the topical subjects in the investment industry is the inflationary outlook. Inflation is an important factor because it determines the discount rate on investment asset classes, with higher inflationary expectations leading to higher return expectations...
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