This brief podcast featuring Anna Todorova, Chief of Staff, and Akasha Absher, President, covers a description of Syntrinsic's Capital Markets Forecast, the key points from the 2022 Forecast, Syntrinsic's views on the impact of the Russia/Ukraine crisis, and what this...
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Research and CommentariesDoes Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Change Our Investment View?
In addition to being a human rights travesty and geopolitical game-changer, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 introduced widespread volatility across the markets, with notable asset price movements in commodities, fixed income, and global equities. It can be...
2022 Capital Markets Forecast
“Uncertainty must be taken in a sense radically distinct from the familiar notion of Risk, from which it has never been properly separated...It will appear that a measurable uncertainty, or "risk" proper...is so far different from an unmeasurable one that it is not in...
Private Debt | 2021
Financial regulations resulting from the Great Financial Crisis, including Basel III, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, and the Consumer Protection Act (2010) have attempted to ensure that banks are well-capitalized to avoid future taxpayer bailouts of banks. As a...
2021 Mid-Year Capital Markets Update
In the past six months, the economy has almost fully reopened, US initial jobless claims have dropped nearly to pre-COVID-19 crisis levels, the S&P 500 is up 15% (as of 6/30/21), consumer confidence is improving, and US financial conditions are strong. The extreme...
Inflation?
Inflation is an insidious enemy to mission-oriented investors because it chips away at the value of investments, acting as a kind of silent tax, reducing the value of grants, programs, and operating budgets.
2021 Capital Markets Forecast
While there are opportunities and challenges around us, we remain grounded in our approach to forecasting the investment markets with our 2021 long-term forecast and near-term sentiment.
What is the Market Saying?
What does the performance of the US stock market in 2020 tell us about the strength of US companies and confidence of equity investors? It depends on how you slice it. The market-weighted S&P 500 is up 5.6% from January 1 to September 30. Not bad, all things...
Responding to Crisis
Many institutional investment advisors, including Syntrinsic, anticipate lower capital market returns over the next decade due to the long-term economic ramifications of the pandemic. With these lower return expectations, many nonprofit organizations are wrestling...
Increased Volatility in the Markets
September has been an intense month and a rollercoaster for the equity markets. On one hand, there is some good economic data. On the other hand, the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the S&P 500 seem to be indicating...
The Costs of Federal (Non)Intervention
On March 27, 2020, the President approved the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, a $2.2 trillion package of economic interventions to support individuals, small businesses, hospitals, and state, local, and tribal governments.1 The goal was to...
2020 Mid-Year Capital Markets Forecast Update
“The Great Lockdown” as coined by the International Monetary Fund resulting from the health crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a significant loss in human life, extreme unemployment, financial instability, and a dramatic drop-in economic activity. This health crisis has caused a human crisis and an economic crisis.