An Encouraging Start Unlike in recent years, the beginning of 2017 was not marked by a great deal of market volatility, but rather a...

2016: Learning to Expect (and Accept) the Unexpected When this year began, it seemed as though markets had priced in, with a good deal of...

Summer Slowdown It is certainly no secret that the summer months tend to be among the quietest for markets. Yet this year’s lull was...

For most, the term “Industrial Revolution” invokes images of steam engines, textile mills and gas lighting. However, this was but the...

Britain’s Way Out After a chaotic start to the year, it seemed that markets were ready to find a new, calmer pace. For most of the second...

Another False Start Much like the beginning of the past two years, the beginning of 2016 was marked by a great deal of market volatility....

2015: Meeting Expectations? It seems that, as each year comes to a close, investors everywhere want to discuss what they believe lies...

Cause for Concern? At this point, the return of volatility to the markets is old news. Over the course of this year, we’ve already...

In an increasingly urbanized world, never before has public transportation been more important to moving people from point A to point B....

Fasten Your Seatbelts... For quite some time now, market pundits have discussed an impending return of volatility to global markets....

Off to a Shaky Start Much like last year, the first quarter of 2015 was marked by sharp spikes and gradual drops in market volatility....

With the European debt crisis approaching its sixth year, many investors in Europe have been disheartened by a seemingly constant cycle...

2014: Defying Expectations As we entered 2014, it appeared as though it would be a somewhat quiet year. After outsized gains in US...

Exceptional...for all the wrong reasons. While the summer months often mark a lull in the markets, the third quarter provided plenty of...

Against All Odds At first glance, the impressive market performance we saw in this quarter seemed against all odds. US economic data was...

“Manual of Ideas” interviews our Head of Investment Research, Zach Olson, on taking a top down approach to value investing. DISCLAIMER:...

Managing Expectations Many expected the first months of 2014 would be uneventful, with markets pausing after their impressive run last...