Insights

At WMI, we primarily utilize a top-down investment approach built on continual, detailed analysis of the global economy and financial markets in order to build unique insights into evolving investment opportunities and potential risks regarding specific asset classes. Since we believe that education and communication are fundamental elements of our service, we regularly publish our insights below so that clients can better understand our investment strategy and how we are managing their assets.

Monthly Market Comments

• Monthly Market Comment, August 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, July 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, June 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, May 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, April 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, March 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, February 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, January 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, December 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, November 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, October 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, September 2017

Monthly Market Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• Proactive Investment Management for Today (July 2018)
• Are the "Emerging Markets" Really Emerging? (June 2018)
• Strategic Intelligence and the Search for Good Investments (May 2018)
• Our Approach to Investing in China (April 2018)
• U.S. International Trade and the Challenge of Globalization (March 2018)
• The World's Most Competitive Economies (February 2018)
• Assessing the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (January 2018)
• Outlook for 2018 (December 2017)
• November 1917 and Its Aftermath (November 2017)
• How Much Longer Can the Bull Market Run ? (October 2017)
• A Primer on Federal Fiscal Policy (September 2017)
• Is Defense Spending Bad for Economic Growth? (August 2017)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• Home Prices Not Looking Like a Bubble (August 15, 2018)
• Revisions Show Stronger Personal Income Growth (August 8, 2018)
• Property Types Included in Publicly-Traded REIT Funds (August 1, 2018)
• Turkey:  Surging Inflation and Plunging Currency (July 25, 2018)
• Stock Prices Continue to Rise Toward Record High (July 18, 2018)
• Average Hourly Earnings Getting Eaten Up by Inflation (July 11, 2018)
• High Stock Valuations Starting to Retreat? (July 5, 2018)
• Existing Home Sales Trending Downward (June 27, 2018)
• Retail Sales Growth Accelerates Again (June 20, 2018)
• Average Import Tariffs Imposed by Selected Countries (June 13, 2018)
• Corporate Profit Margins at Record High (June 6, 2018)
• Italian Net Public Sector Debt / GDP (May 30, 2018)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (August 17, 2018)
• Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, etc. (August 10, 2018)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Personal Income and Spending, etc. (August 3, 2018)
• Advance Second-Quarter GDP, Consumer Sentiment, etc. (July 27, 2018)
• Retail Sales, Housing Starts, etc. (July 20, 2018)
• Wholesale Inventories, Producer Price Index, etc. (July 13, 2018)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Manufacturing Index, etc. (July 6, 2018)
• Final First-Quarter GDP, Personal Income and Spending, etc. (June 29, 2018)
• Existing Home Sales, Housing Starts, etc. (June 22, 2018)
• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (June 15, 2018)
• Factory Orders, Trade Balance, etc. (June 8, 2018)
• Revised First-Quarter GDP, Nonfarm Payrolls, etc. (June 1, 2018)