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Does 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...
Disentangling Inflation
Pandemics have existed throughout history, yet in many ways, it seems we felt we were immune from such calamities given our lack of preparedness. Since the occurrence of the Spanish Flu in the early 1900s, there has not been a pandemic of such...
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...
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...
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...
2021 Impact Investing Landscape Scan
The Gates Family Foundation, a $500M private family foundation based in Denver, Colorado, commissioned Syntrinsic to conduct a landscape scan of the foundation community’s engagement in impact investing. This scan represents one of the tools that...
Quality Matters
Someone approaches you with an offer. They want to sell you part of their company. You take a quick look at their metrics. They’ve got more debt than they can afford, especially if interest rates rise. Cash flow is weak and there is little prospect...
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.
Freedom + Responsibility
As a country, how do we balance our quest for personal freedom with our shared responsibility for each other?
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...
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...
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