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, October 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, September 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, August 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, July 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, June 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, May 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, April 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, March 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, February 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, January 2017
• Monthly Market Comment, December 2016
• Monthly Market Comment, November 2016

Monthly Market Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• A Primer on Federal Fiscal Policy (September 2017)
• Is Defense Spending Bad for Economic Growth? (August 2017)
• A "Chart Book" on Inflation Pressures (July 2017)
• No Global Perspectives This Month (June 2017)
• Diversifying Portfolios With Energy Infrastructure (May 2017)
• The Eurozone's Improving Economy (April 2017)
• Gold as an Investment Tool (March 2017)
• Why We Like Canada (February 2017)
• A Tale of Services and Trade (January 2017)
• Outlook for 2017 (December 2016)
• A New Approach to Global Fiscal Policy? (November 2016)
• The Presidential Election and Your Investments (October 2016)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• Federal Government Receipts by Source (October 11, 2017)
• Federal Government Receipts and Outlays Over Time (October 4, 2017)
• Government Receipts and Outlays / GDP (September 27, 2017)
• Household Debt / Disposable Income (September 20, 2017)
• U.S. Exports and Imports on the Rise Again (September 13, 2017)
• Labor Force Participation Rate Rebounding Slowly (September 6, 2017)
• The "Defense Burden" and Economic Growth (August 30, 2017)
• Rising Prices for Industrial Metals (August 23, 2017)
• Corporate Credit Spreads Not Especially Low (August 16, 2017)
• U.S. Dollar Pulling Back Again (August 9, 2017)
• S&P 500 Stock Price Index and Month-End Record Highs (August 2, 2017)
• Industrial Capacity Utilization (July 26, 2017)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (October 13, 2017)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Indexes, etc. (October 6, 2017)
• Final Second-Quarter GDP, Personal Income, etc. (September 29, 2017)
• FOMC Interest-Rate Decision, Housing Starts, etc. (September 22, 2017)
• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (September 15, 2017)
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Index, Revised Productivity, etc. (September 8, 2017)
• Revised Second-Quarter GDP, Nonfarm Payrolls, etc. (September 1, 2017)
• Durable Goods Orders, New and Existing Home Sales, etc. (August 25, 2017)
• Index of Leading Economic Indicators, Retail Sales, etc. (August 18, 2017)
• Second-Quarter Productivity, Wholesale Inventories, etc. (August 11, 2017)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Indexes, etc. (August 4, 2017)
• Initial Second-Quarter GDP, New Home Sales, etc. (July 28, 2017)