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, January 2019
• Monthly Market Comment, December 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, November 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, October 2018
• Monthly Market Comment, September 2018
• 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 Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• Outlook for 2019 (December 2018)
• Why We're Not Investing in Mexico Right Now (November 2018)
• NAFTA, and the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (October 2018)
• The Long Shadow of the Housing Crisis (September 2018)
• No Global Perspectives This Month (August 2018)
• 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)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• Average Hourly Earnings Accelerate (January 9, 2019)
• No More Fed Rate Hikes in 2019??? (January 2, 2019)
• Consumer Sentiment Still Positive (December 26, 2018)
• Fed's Current Interest-Rate Hikes Remain Mild (December 19, 2018)
• China's Key Exports to the United States (December 12, 2018)
• Initial Jobless Claims on the Rise (December 5, 2018)
• Housing Starts on the Downtrend (November 28, 2018)
• Robust Growth in Earnings Per Share (November 21, 2018)
• Slowing Economic Growth Around the World (November 14, 2018)
• "MACD" Signaling New Uptrend in Stocks (November 7, 2018)
• Consumers Still Positive on Current Conditions (October 31, 2018)
• Federal Government Receipts and Outlays (October 24, 2018)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Consumer Price Index, ISM Nonmanufacturing Index, etc. (January 11, 2019)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Manufacturing Index, etc. (January 4, 2019)
• Initial Jobless Claims, Consumer Confidence Index, etc. (December 28, 2018)
• Federal Reserve Rate Hike, Final Third-Quarter GDP, etc. (December 21, 2018)
• Retail Sales, Consumer Price Index, etc. (December 14, 2018)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (December 7, 2018)
• Revised Third-Quarter GDP, Personal Income, etc. (November 30, 2018)
• No Recap This Week (November 23, 2018)
• Treasury Statement, Retail Sales, etc. (November 16, 2018)
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Index, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (November 9, 2018)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Consumer Confidence Index, etc. (November 2, 2018)
• Advance Third-Quarter GDP, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (October 26, 2018)