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Inflation, volatility, and valuations: 3 reasons hedge funds fit today’s market
Our multi-asset strategists explain why economic and market conditions in the year ahead could make a compelling case for adding hedge funds to the asset allocation mix, including multi-strategy and equity long/short hedge funds.
Private credit outlook for 2026: 5 key trends
Our private credit experts discuss five themes driving the asset class’s 2026 outlook, including public/private convergence, changing credit profiles, the growth of retail, and much more.
Venture capital outlook for 2026: 5 key trends
We explore 2026's venture capital trends, highlighting IPO momentum, M&A acceleration, secondary market growth, public-private convergence, and the focus on quality investments.
The rising tide of AI: How it could lift US productivity, growth, and profits
From an economic and market standpoint, a lot is riding on the future of artificial intelligence. Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan sees plenty of reasons for excitement but also a need for patience along the way.
Broadening underway? 6 equity ideas for 2026
Andrew Heiskell and Nicolas Wylenzek see 6 key themes ahead for equity investors in 2026, including the durability of the AI investment cycle, the broadening of earnings growth beyond mega-caps, the potential for renewed value in international diversification and the growing need for equity investors to rethink risk hedging beyond bonds.
Low tide, sharp eyes: What to pick up
Fixed Income Managers Campe Goodman and Rob Burn share their outlook for credit in 2026 and discuss how investors can reposition for an environment where opportunities are harder to find.
Finding durable value amid shifting currents
Fixed Income Strategist Amar Reganti and Investment Director Marco Giordano explore how to approach bond investing in 2026. They see durable value for investors who can flexibly adjust to the shifting currents ahead.
Investing in 2026: prepare for inflationary growth
Macro Strategists John Butler and Eoin O'Callaghan share their annual macro outlook and discuss likely implications for markets and investors. They outline four potential scenarios graded by level of probability.
Chart in Focus: Is AI a bubble, or is it driving real market value?
AI isn't just about the hype. Our experts explain why this innovation is driving real market value and lay out the investment implications.
Chart in Focus: Three reasons to keep the faith in US credit quality
Our fixed income experts highlight the resilience of US institutional credibility.
Can markets keep climbing the wall of worry?
Our multi-asset strategists analyze the market’s exuberance and share their overweight and underweight views on equities, credit, government bonds, and commodities.
Chart in focus: What tech in 2000 teaches us about tomorrow
In this Chart in Focus, Equity Strategist Andrew Heiskell illustrates what 2000s tech can teach us about AI and innovation today and tomorrow.
What markets are missing on critical minerals
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha highlights the importance of critical minerals in US-China relations, details the impact on global markets, and identifies the investment implications.
Long bonds could become a diversifier once again
Despite a challenging 15 years, long bonds represent a valuation opportunity. Brij Khurana explains why long-term yields may not last, offering asset allocators a reason to rethink the diversification potential of long-maturity bonds.
Rational exuberance: Will the bulls keep running?
Tariffs, fiscal challenges, geopolitical turmoil — lately, nothing has seemed to get the market down. We consider how long the good times may last in our quarterly look at the equity, bond, and commodities markets.
Chart in focus: Three reasons to revisit emerging markets
Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff-Jacobson illustrates the case for emerging markets in three charts.
New regime, new reality for investors?
The first half of 2025 has reinforced our view that we are entering a new investing regime. But this isn't a clean break from one regime to another; it's a messy, transitional phase, where some old rules still apply, even as new ones might be emerging. How can investors evolve for a new market environment?
The Fed architecture under scrutiny: What are the investment implications?
Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan looks at how changes in the Federal Reserve's personnel and decision making could impact policy, the US dollar, and financial markets.
FOMC: Cushioning the US labor market
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Jeremy Forster analyzes the Fed's decision to cut interest rates at the September FOMC meeting.
A look under the hood: US consumer holding up amid volatility
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Kyra Fecteau dissects several key consumer credit trends and explains how they could have an outsized influence on the overall performance of securitized credit markets going forward.
Brave New World: “US vs them” world order emerges
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha profiles the shifts signaling increased global policy friction and national security related opportunities for investors.
Is it time to prepare for stagflation?
Discover why concerns about stagflation are rising, and how asset allocators may be able to hedge the effects on their portfolio.
Rethinking the Fed’s dual mandate
Is it time for a fresh perspective on the dual mandate? Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana explores the potential benefits of reorienting monetary policy toward maximizing productivity.
CCC junk bonds appear undervalued and overlooked
Fixed Income Portfolio manager and Credit Analyst Blake Huynh and Investment Director Nick Leichtman highlight CCC bonds' potential amid tight spreads and market dynamics.
AI and national security: What markets are missing
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha analyzes the role of AI in shifting national security dynamics and its influence on future investment strategies.
Chart in focus: What does a weak US dollar mean for global investors?
In this Chart in Focus, we illustrate how the power of the US dollar in 2025 stacks up against the past fifty-plus years. Learn what we're watching and understand the global investment implications of a weaker USD.
Stagflation watch: Thoughts on tariffs, inflation, and Fed policy
US Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan considers signs the US economy may be moving toward a toxic mix of slowing growth and rising inflation, creating challenges for the Fed and investors.
Weighing the economic winners and losers of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan unpacks the impact of One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including its potential effect on economic growth, corporate earnings, and the US government deficit and debt.
One Big Beautiful Bill: Why it’s “buy now, pay later” for markets
Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson weighs the near-term benefits of the recently enacted US tax and spending bill against the longer-term costs, and suggests several investment implications.
Agile approach important amid market desynchronization
Global markets are desynchronizing, with macro volatility and intervention from governments leading to diverging economic outcomes. Increased dispersion may facilitate more frequent rotation on market leaders, as these charts from Alex King and Joshua Riefler help illustrate.
Facing a new economic reality
We summarize our 2025 mid-year outlooks.
Still opportunities in European equities? Positioning is key
Macro Strategist Nicolas Wylenzek revisits the case for European equities and discusses why positioning can help optimise exposure to Europe’s accelerating regime change.
Severance: The split between the economy and the markets
While markets have bounced back since Liberation Day, policy changes and macro data bear watching. Heading into the second half of 2025, we're focused on relative opportunities across asset classes created by disconnects and divides between markets and economies.
Venture capital mid-year outlook: Five key questions
Our venture capital team explores the state of the IPO market, M&A uncertainty, the growth of secondaries, and more.
The power of positive and pragmatic thinking
While markets have a lot to worry about, from government policy to geopolitics, Global Investment and Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson looks at the world from another angle: What could go right? She offers five reasons for positive thinking and considers the investment implications.
FOMC: Patiently waiting to ease
Jeremy Forster discusses the Fed's steady policy rates, inflation forecasts, and potential interest rate cuts amidst economic uncertainties.
Beyond US exceptionalism: where now for equities?
It might feel like the narrative of US exceptionalism has only been questioned in recent months — particularly in the wake of Liberation Day — but we see Trump’s tariff announcements as the clearest signal yet of a shift that has already been underway for nearly a decade.
Two key questions that bond investors should not ignore
Investment Directors Amar Reganti and Marco Giordano and Portfolio Manager Campe Goodman tackle two key questions that are likely to be top of bond investors’ minds during the second half of 2025.
Where to turn in an uncertain market
Nick Samoulihan explores strategies for navigating today's markets, emphasizing quality equities, strategic bond selection, and high-yield opportunities to balance risk and growth potential.
Could the global policy response misfire?
In their mid-year macro outlook, Macro Strategists John Butler and Eoin O’ Callaghan discuss how the global policy response to the trade shock could misfire, with major implications for investors.
Return-seeking fixed income for an uncertain age?
Raina Dunkelberger discusses the role of flexible, return-seeking fixed income strategies against a backdrop of concentrated equity markets and global policy divergence.
Why the US dollar’s “crooked smile” could upend asset allocation
Brij Khurana explores the dollar smile theory's impact on asset allocation and foreign investors' strategies amid currency fluctuations.
The yen smile: New economic era upends traditional safe-haven currency relationships
Portfolio Manager Sam Hogg discusses the US Dollar Smile Theory and the Japanese yen's safe-haven status in the context of global trade and monetary policy changes.
International equities: Five reasons they may not be a one-hit wonder
Global Investment and Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson explains why those who doubt the staying power of the recent outperformance of international equities may want to reconsider.
How China can offset the tariff shock
Macro Strategist Johnny Yu details the approaches Beijing could take to offset the tariff shock, from fiscal strategies to potential retaliatory measures to concessions that Washington may welcome.
Early thoughts on historic hike in US tariffs
Macro Strategist Michael Medeiros explores the significant economic and market implications of the latest US tariffs, highlighting potential recession and inflation spikes, and the impact on global trade relations.
Sacrificing stocks on the altar of trade
Brij Khurana discusses the Trump administration's new stance on trade and its impact on the US economy, global markets and asset prices.
Could “Liberation Day” trigger a shift in capital flows?
John Butler discusses groundbreaking US tariffs, their impact on capital flows, and the changing investor perception of the US and Europe.
Oh baby, baby, it’s a wild world
Just one quarter into the year, many policy and economic assumptions have been turned on their head. What does it all mean for equity, bond, and commodity markets around the world? Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer their outlook.
Shrinking the government footprint: Medicaid cuts and America’s economic health
Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan looks at what changes to the mammoth US Medicaid program could mean for economic growth, employment, inflation, and financial markets.
Bitcoin on the brink: What investors need to know
As bitcoin appears to be entering a new phase of acceptance, we offer a brief asset owner's guide to the cryptocurrency's role, the evolving regulatory environment, potential investment benefits and risks, and portfolio implementation.
The yield buyer
Our fixed income experts examine the impact of tight credit spreads and elevated yields on today’s credit markets and explore the value of active management.
High hopes and low credit spreads
Connor Fitzgerald highlights the implications of tight credit spreads and the importance of flexibility for fixed income managers navigating today's market.
FOMC meeting: Misery loves company
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Jeremy Forster explores the Fed's decision to hold rates, downgraded economic forecasts, and the implications of balance-sheet policy changes on inflation and market conditions.
Chart in Focus: how sustainable is Europe’s rally?
Is the recent rally in European equities sustainable? In this edition of our Chart in Focus series, we explore the potential path ahead.
Shrinking the government footprint: Deregulation and the US economy
Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan shares her view on the economic effects of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash red tape, including the impact on growth and inflation, as well as some of the potential drawbacks of this approach.
The US equity rotation: Where have all the good vibes gone?
After riding into 2025 on a wave of post-election euphoria, the US stock market has struggled to find its footing so far this year. Global Investment and Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson looks at what’s changed in the markets and what it might mean for investors.
A pivotal election result for Germany and Europe
Macro Strategists Eoin O’Callaghan and Nicolas Wylenzek share their initial observations on what the pivotal Federal election results in Germany could mean for investors.
US debt dynamics: Is there a path to sustainability?
How worried should investors be about US debt sustainability? Macro Strategist Michael Medeiros discusses the implications of soaring US federal budget deficits and the likely bond market response.
Convertible bonds: Attractive total return potential in a compressed fixed income landscape
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Michael Barry details his optimism for convertible bonds in 2025, focusing on their attractive yields, equity upside potential, and exposure to growth-oriented sectors like technology and healthcare.
Deeply seeking the impact of AI spending on bond yields
Brij Khurana explores the surprising way in which AI spending may impact Treasury yields and complicate the Fed's rate-policy decisions.
Sitting in the slack tide of US fiscal stimulus
Portfolio Manager Connor Fitzgerald profiles the risks of the Trump administration's policies around spending cut, tariffs, and immigration, and analyzes potential effects on US growth.
The US immigration crackdown: Weighing the economic implications
As the details of new US immigration policies come into focus, Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan considers the risks they may pose for the labor market and the broader economy.
Turning tides for US Treasuries
Uncover the case for US Treasuries in fixed income portfolios against the current market backdrop.
Geopolitics in 2025: Risks, opportunities, and deepening uncertainties
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha outlines his structural, policy, and geopolitical outlook for the year.
Fed in holding pattern
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Jeremy Forster unpacks the US Federal Reserve's decision to pause its interest-rate-cutting cycle.
Emerging markets under Trump 2.0: expect the unexpected
Portfolio Manager Dáire Dunne and Investment Director Irmak Surenkok discuss what Trump 2.0 entails for emerging markets investors and what useful lessons they can learn from his first term.
Europe amid regime change: where next for European equities?
Is pessimism on Europe overdone? Macro Strategist Nicolas Wylenzek discusses why he believes Europe is in the middle of a regime change with significant opportunities for active equity investors.
Charts in Focus: Growth of capital securities markets
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Noah Atlas makes the case for capital securities and details the advantages they could potentially provide for investors.
What an “America first” foreign policy may mean for markets
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana explores the potential market impacts of President Trump's "America first" foreign policy. From regional hegemony to global economic dominance to tariffs applied for strategic geopolitical gain, discover how these shifts could affect investors.
Picture this: Economic forecast in 6 charts
We offer our 2025 economic and market forecasts across the capital markets in 6 charts.
Balancing bumps in the road and big-picture thinking in 2025
How can investors position portfolios for bumps in the road without losing sight of longer-term opportunities?
Top 5 fixed income ideas for 2025
Fixed Income Strategist Amar Reganti and Investment Communications Manager Adam Norman outline which five areas of fixed income may be best positioned in 2025.
Executive Summary 2025: Finding opportunity amid uncertainty
In this article, we summarize some of the key findings from our 2025 outlooks, from divergence-driven opportunities to the impacts of AI and beyond.
Three performance drivers could help hedge funds rev up returns
Alex King and Adam Berger, members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group, explain why we're at a turning point for economic and market conditions that could benefit hedge funds and make them a potentially valuable addition to a multi-asset portfolio.
Fed delivers rate cut, but hawkish 2025 guidance sends yields up
Fixed Income Analyst Caroline Casavant examines the outcome of the December 18 Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the implications for rates, inflation, and real growth.
Accelerating the future of active management
CEO Jean Hynes explains how Wellington is building for the future of active management by investing in our capabilities and aligning our organization and talent with clients’ shifting needs.
Concentrated markets: Implications for active management, manager research, and multi-manager capital allocation
Members of our Fundamental Factor Team share research insights on the portfolio impact of benchmark concentration and highlight tools that may help, including extension strategies, passive-share analysis, and index-completion approaches.
Going their separate ways: Capitalizing on bond divergence
Our fixed income experts discuss how to position portfolios for a world of uncertainty and divergence, exploring key themes and evolving bond opportunities for 2025.
Multi-Asset Investment Outlook
To help think through the asset allocation outlook and implications for this year, we offer views from iStrat, our investment strategy and solutions group.
Securitized credit: Opportunity amid tight corporate spreads?
Portfolio Managers Rob Burn and Cory Perry discuss why they believe securitized credit has an attractive role to play in today’s tight-spread environment and highlight potential areas of opportunity in 2025.
Trump 2.0: Time to curb your enthusiasm?
How does an allocator navigate markets when so much about the policy landscape is unknown? Our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offers their views on the new political realities in the US and their global implications, including for equities, bonds, and commodities.
Time to get active? 5 equity investment ideas for 2025
As we head into 2025, growth seems poised to accelerate, especially in the US. Equity Strategist Andrew Heiskell and Macro Strategist Nicolas Wylenzek see five themes that may create opportunity across global equity markets.
The credit cycle has been extended — but what’s next?
Credit experts Derek Hynes, Joe Ramos and Will Prentis discuss why they believe the current credit cycle still has legs and explore likely implications for credit portfolios in 2025.
Private credit outlook for 2025: 5 key trends
Our private credit experts, Emily Bannister and Sonali Wilson, highlight five critical trends for 2025: the convergence of public and private markets, AI's impact on private credit, the evolving role of banks in lending markets, the impact of higher interest rates, and the importance of financial covenants.
Venture capital outlook for 2025: 5 key trends
Our venture capital experts are encouraged by the healthier environment for venture capital in 2025. In this year's outlook, they explore key themes for the year ahead, including: higher deployment, AI, rebounding IPOs, and impacts of the 2024 election.
Listening to voters’ economic concerns should mean less fiscal spending
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana explains the likely economic and market impacts of Trump administration policies, including potential winners and losers from drastic fiscal spending cuts.
Navigating uncertain policy shifts
Macro Strategist Juhi Dhawan explains why investors should prepare for heightened volatility in 2025, due to significant policy changes under President-elect Trump that will impact inflation, trade, and economic growth.
The year of uncertainty: 5 macro themes to watch in 2025
Macro Strategists John Butler and Eoin O’Callaghan outline five macro themes for investors to watch in 2025 in a year they see defined by exceptional uncertainty and an extraordinary macroeconomic backdrop.
Fed stays its course while acknowledging brewing winds of change
Our expert examines the underlying data which drove the Fed to stay its rate-cutting course.
It’s different this time: Trump faces challenging geopolitical dynamics
Our expert explores how Trump may approach the heightened geopolitical challenges his second administration faces.
Trump win likely to accelerate macro trends already in motion
The US election results could have significant implications for the global economy and markets. To help you understand these changes, US Macro Strategist Mike Medeiros provides a thorough analysis and discusses the potential market impacts.
What do the US election results mean for investors?
The US election results could have significant implications for the global economy and capital markets. Our panel of experts provides a thorough analysis of what happened and explores potential market impacts.
Pre-election ideas for investors: Lean into what you know (not what you don’t)
Our expert offers investable ideas based on known macro and market conditions, rather than speculation.
What is “the economic cycle,” anyway?
See why the relationship between asset prices and the economic cycle is more complex than you might think, why a US recession is unlikely, and what a more dovish Fed could mean for the US and global markets.
Can central bank independence survive?
Can central bank independence survive? Macro Strategist John Butler discusses the challenges faced by central banks in an increasingly fraught political environment and how investors should adjust.
Securitized credit: Normalizing, decelerating, or falling off a cliff?
Our experts offer their views on the current conditions and outlook for the securitized credit market.
Sahm rules are meant to be broken
Fed easing is finally here and fundamentals remain favorable. But what about that election? Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer their outlook, including their latest views on equities, bonds, and commodities.
What’s next after Iran’s missile attack on Israel?
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha shares his analysis of the latest escalation in the Middle East conflict, including his thoughts on a wider regional war and the market implications.
Rate relief: Fed cuts half point, but says “economy is strong”
Our expert explains the Fed's bold rate cut and some key takeaways for investors.
The real issue on rate cuts? Keep your eyes on the dot (plot)
Keep your eyes on the Fed's 2025 dot plot. The real story is where policy rates are headed, not just the next rate cut.
What the yen carry trade unwind could mean for markets and the Fed
Brij Khurana explains why market participants are likely underestimating how foreign ownership of US assets could constrain the pace and magnitude of the Fed’s cutting cycle.
Picture this: Our forecast in 7 charts
What should investors expect for the remainder of 2024? View a visual summary of our Investment Outlook in seven compelling charts.
Capital securities: Why these hybrid investments may offer a compelling risk/reward profile
Members of our Fixed Income team explain why capital securities, a hybrid asset class that shares characteristics of bonds and stocks, may offer attractive diversification, income, and return potential.
Harris vs Trump: The foreign policy and investment implications
Our expert examines expected Harris and Trump foreign policies and their potential impact on the investment landscape.
Walking a mile in Fed Chair Powell’s shoes
A slow roll on rate cuts by the Fed could frustrate markets and lead to more volatility ahead of the September FOMC meeting. See our take on what to expect for the next few weeks.
Massive market sell-off: Justified or an overreaction?
What's behind the global market meltdown, and what should investors consider doing? Global Investment and Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson shares her views.
Does the US election even matter? Thoughts on politics, Fed policy, and portfolios
What's next for interest rates and what impact will the US election have? Head of Multi-Asset Strategy Adam Berger and Macro Strategist Mike Medeiros share their outlook and discuss the asset allocation implications.
Thematic investing focus: how exactly will AI transform the world?
We are on the brink of a technological revolution that has major implications for all sectors, companies, labour, and regulators. How can a thematic lens help investors separate hype from reality?
Ok, Boomer: How US generational wealth distribution could upend the economy and markets
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana discusses the implications of US Baby Boomers' wealth concentration in the event of a market decline.
All-time highs and CPIs: What comes next?
Global fundamentals have kept markets content so far this year, but will politics sour the mood? Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer their views on the second half of 2024, including on equities, bonds, and commodities.
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