Newsmakers
High Inflation Leads to Expensive Cost-of-Living Adjustments for CalPERS and Others
This will be CalPERS’ biggest increase in pension payments in 32 years.
Tag: Inflation
Why Not to Worry About Slowing Earnings Growth
Corporate profits are falling back to a more normal pace (absent some nightmare scenario intruding).
Risk
No, War Won’t Make the Fed Ease Off Rate Hikes, Says Goldman
Higher inflation will trump any geopolitical problems, the firm believes.
The Case for the Big Five’s Continued Dominance
The kings of the tech realm have suffered stock slides but still command powerful advantages.
Manager Selection
A Conversation With Jason Safran, Texas Christian University’s New Chief Investment Officer
The TCU alum named two key areas of opportunity he is looking to expand on.
Risk
How to Rate-Hike Proof Your Portfolio, Per Northern Trust
The firm’s remedy: Go for junk bonds and natural resources stocks, as the Fed tightens.
Manager Selection
What Will Differentiate the Best Alternatives Investors in the Next 10 Years?
We ask Anton Pil, global head of alternatives for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Three CIOs Sound Off on Inflation
Not everyone is ready to shift their strategies just yet.
Risk
Jeremy Siegel: What to Buy to Be Insulated From Inflation
Hint: Not TIPS, which the Wharton prof terms ineffectual.
How CLOs, Despite Seeming Risky, Got to Be So Popular
In a triumph for structured finance, these packages of junk loans have up to now confounded any perils.
Regulation
The Fed Isn’t Planning to Lift Rates High Enough, Says Summers
The central bank seems too timid to really dampen today’s high inflation, the former Treasury secretary warns.
Risk
Uh-Oh, Consumers’ Confidence Fades, So Their Spending Should, Too, Economist Says
Natixis’ Lavorgna says people’s current high outlays can’t stay that way for long.
Risk
Savant Bob Doll’s 10 Predictions for 2022
The Crossmark CIO sees a more challenging year ahead, and reviews his hits and misses from 2021.
Asset Allocation
Byron Wien: Gold Price Will Hit Record This Year
The Wall Street sage issues a prediction for the metal among his 10 expected ‘surprises’ for 2022.
Regulation
UK State Pension Struggling to Manage Inflation
The government’s decision to not increase pension payments in step with inflation in 2022 has angered many.