Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Impact Manager of the Year: Brown Advisory
By Ginger SzalaWhile preparing for a recession, a pandemic hit, but the Brown Advisory team was well situated and remained agile.
June 22, 2021
Small/Mid Cap Asset Manager of the Year: RMB Asset ManagementThe portfolio strategy was leveraged with a "smart" deployment of capital into value businesses.
June 22, 2021
Fixed Income Manager of the Year: Brandywine Global Investment Management"Managing fear" and finding value helped fuel the strategy's success in 2020.
June 22, 2021
Large Cap Equity Manager of the Year: Harbor Capital/Jennison AssociatesThe portfolio team looks at a longer-term horizon than others and at companies that create "true economic value."
June 22, 2021
Large Cap Equity Manager of the Year: Columbia Threadneedle Investments"Pessimism" is key to this strategy, which had a 23.1% return in 2020, says its portfolio manager Guy Pope.
June 22, 2021
Fidelity, Pimco, Dodge & Cox Win Morningstar AwardsMorningstar has announced the winners of its 2021 U.S. Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence.
June 21, 2021
12 Overvalued Stocks to Avoid: MorningstarThese stocks have unpredictable cash flows and are trading at more than double their fair value, according to Morningstar.
June 21, 2021
Fixed Annuity Sales Flat in Q1; Variable Sales JumpFixed annuity sales were $27.5 billion, while variable annuity sales rose 8% to $29.2 billion, the Insured Retirement Institute said.