Jim Lydotes flips the timer on 1) small cap capex, 2) Voya’s Grassroots Research® on cyber spending, 3) an interesting setup for specialty chemicals.

An energy shock, sticky inflation, and fractured global policy have made the path forward less forgiving.

Markets are being tested on several fronts at once. But the important question is how these shocks travel—through inflation, monetary policy, funding conditions, or issuer fundamentals. That’s where resilience begins to diverge.

Jim Lydotes covers: 1) how health care is stabilizing, 2) why used cars could be an inflation indicator, and 3) why AI spending could crowd out hiring.

Over the last 35-plus years, convertibles have produced equity-like performance but with lower volatility.

Securitized credit is a popular, if complex, fixed income allocation. Here’s where to begin.

The first phase of the AI trade rewarded broad calls: “Buy power!” “Sell software!” The next phase will require much more discrimination across business models, capital structures, and industries.

The historical underperformance of passive Agg-based bond funds isn’t a coincidence. The index’s very design puts investors at a disadvantage.

Maine may pause large data centers as AI strains power grids, housing reform gains steam, and markets may be overlooking true AI adopters.

Most portfolios are more U.S.-heavy than investors realize. International small cap is one of the most overlooked gaps—and conditions for closing it are improving.