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, May 2019
• Monthly Market Comment, April 2019
• 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 Comments Archives

Monthly Global Perspectives

• What Return Should You Expect on Your Portfolio? (April 2019)
• How to Beat the (Foreign) Market (March 2019)
• 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)

Monthly Global Perspectives Archives

Economic Chart of the Week

• Global Corn Production Oustripping Demand (May 15, 2019)
• Eurozone Exports by Destination (May 8, 2019)
• China's Manufacturing PMI on the Decline (May 1, 2019)
• U.S. Crude Oil Production Continues to Surge (April 24, 2019)
• NATO Members' Defense Spending / GDP (April 17, 2019)
• Mexican Agriculture Exports (April 10, 2019)
• Asset Class Returns Over the Last Decade (April 3, 2019)
• Homebuilding Industry Continues to Weaken (March 27, 2019)
• 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)

Consult Economic Chart Archives

Weekly Economic Recap

• Industrial Production, Business Inventories, etc. (May 17, 2019)
• Trade Balance, Producer Price Index, etc. (May 10, 2019)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, Consumer Confidence Index, etc. (May 3, 2019)
• Initial First-Quarter GDP, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (April 26, 2019)
• Industrial Production, Business Inventories, etc. (April 18, 2019)
• Initial Jobless Claims, Consumer Sentiment Index, etc. (April 12, 2019)
• Nonfarm Payrolls, ISM Manufacturing Index, etc. (April 5, 2019)
• Final Fourth-Quarter GDP, Personal Income, etc. (March 29, 2019)
• FOMC Meeting, Factory Orders, etc. (March 22, 2019)
• 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)