Watch MAP President and CIO Michael Dzialo discuss how we view the economy, our outlook on inflation, and other secular trends impacting the market.
Over the many years we have worked together, the investment team of Managed Asset Portfolios has developed some unique tools that help us parse out what is most relevant in our infinitely complex global economy. When we identify a theme that is persistent, pervasive, and thoroughly supported by evidence, we refer to it as a “thematic filter.”
This edition of MAP Views provides a synopsis of market highlights during the third quarter. It also discusses what the investment team believes will be, potential opportunities, and risks for the markets for the foreseeable future.
Americans are hoarding cash because of fatigue and uncertainty, with little chance the trend will reverse soon. Over the past two years, households have socked away close to $1.6 trillion in “excess savings,” or resources they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to save before the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The funds are well beyond the three to six months of emergency savings generally recommended by financial advisers.
