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, March 2019
• Monthly Market Comment, February 2019
• 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 Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• A World Starving for Growth (February 2019)
• When Should the Government Intervene in the Economy? (January 2019)
• 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)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• The Inflation-Adjusted "Fed Funds" Interest Rate (March 20, 2019)
• Inflation Continues to Cool (March 13, 2019)
• Auto Sales Keep Looking Flat-to-Down (March 6, 2019)
• Housing Starts Looking Softer (February 27, 2019)
• Slowing Economic Growth in Europe (February 20, 2019)
• Payroll Growth Actually Not So Great (February 13, 2019)
• The Inflation-Adjusted Fed Funds Rate (February 6, 2019)
• Best and Worst Performing Stock Sectors (January 30, 2019)
• Foreign Sales / Total Sales for Big U.S. Companies (January 23, 2019)
• No Chart This Week (January 16, 2019)
• Average Hourly Earnings Accelerate (January 9, 2019)
• No More Fed Rate Hikes in 2019??? (January 2, 2019)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, etc. (March 15, 2019)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Fourth-Quarter Productivity, etc. (March 8, 2019)
• Fourth-Quarter GDP, Personal Income, etc. (March 1, 2019)
• Index of Leading Indicators, Existing Home Sales, etc. (February 22, 2019)
• Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (February 15, 2019)
• ISM Nonmanufacturing Index, Factory Orders, etc. (February 8, 2019)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Consumer Confidence Index, etc. (February 1, 2019)
• Initial Jobless Claims, Leading Indicators, etc. (January 25, 2019)
• Producer Price Index, Import Prices, etc. (January 18, 2019)
• 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)