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Q&A: What You Should Know About China's 19th Communist Party Congress
October 2, 2019•4 min read

Q&A: What You Should Know About China’s 19th Communist Party Congress

China’s 19th Communist Party Congress is fast approaching. While the meetings are primarily a political event, they will shed some[…]
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Bank Loans: Don't Swipe Left
September 18, 2019•2 min read

Bank Loans: Don’t Swipe Left

Losing interest in bank loans now that rates have begun to fall? Here are two factors that might have you[…]

Full Discretion
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Subprime Auto ABS: Focus on Fundamentals
March 29, 2019•4 min read

Subprime Auto ABS: Focus on Fundamentals, Not Fear

The subprime consumer sector has come a long way since the dark days of the financial crisis. Borrowers, lenders and[…]

Structured Finance
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Can't Build Them? Join Them: Rising Home Prices & Lack of Construction
July 19, 2018•4 min read

Can’t Build Them? Join Them: Rising Home Prices & Lack of Construction

There’s a tug of war brewing between housing costs and consumer budgets in the US. Single-family home prices have risen[…]

Structured Finance
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Nothing to See Here: Rising 10-Year Treasury Yields in Context
June 13, 2018•2 min read

Nothing to See Here: Rising 10-Year Treasury Yields in Context

While the recent backup in 10-year Treasury yields may look stark on short-term charts (namely 1-year and 2-year charts), the[…]

Relative Return
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Is Foreign Demand for US Corporate Bonds at an Inflection Point?
May 22, 2018•3 min read

Is Foreign Demand for US Corporate Bonds at an Inflection Point?

The US corporate bond market reached a record $8 trillion at the end of 2017. The high followed a wave[…]

Custom Income Strategies
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Three Strategies to Prepare for Rising Volatility
April 27, 2018•3 min read

Three Strategies to Prepare for Rising Volatility

We all knew volatility couldn’t stay low forever, even with solid global growth and low inflation. Rising volatility is common[…]

Alpha Strategies
Alpha Engine Perspectives
How the Spike in Volatility Punctured the "Short Vol" Trade
February 9, 2018•6 min read

How the Spike in Volatility Punctured the “Short Vol” Trade

For most investors, it’s pretty unsettling to hear that the market’s “fear gauge” is suddenly on a tear. But that’s[…]

Full Discretion
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Don’t Cry for the Argentine Peso
October 27, 2017•2 min read

Don’t Cry for the Argentine Peso

The Argentine peso has depreciated by more than 40% since 2015, but I believe it is due for stabilization and[…]

Full Discretion
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Avoid Being “Burned” by Bank Loans
August 18, 2017•3 min read

Avoid Being “Burned” by Bank Loans

When talking with potential investors, a refrain we often hear is “I was burned by bank loans before, and now[…]

Full Discretion
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Oil Price Volatility: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
August 11, 2017•3 min read

Oil Price Volatility: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

What’s my advice on oil price volatility? Hang in there. The good news—we’ve been through this before. The bad news—we’ve[…]

Credit Research
Alpha Engine Perspectives
Commodity and Emerging Market Performance – Is This Divergence Sustainable?
June 2, 2017•3 min read

Commodity and Emerging Market Performance – Is This Divergence Sustainable?

Emerging market (EM) assets were hit hard by the crash in commodity prices in 2014-2015, but so far this year,[…]

Alpha Strategies
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