Author: Cait
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The Great Cash Carve-Out: Making Room for Bonds This Thanksgiving
Shape of the Markets-November 2025 The Great Cash Carve-Out: Making Room for Bonds This Thanksgiving Download the PDF Cash parked in money-market funds is now at record levels, with an estimated $7.5 trillion in money markets.1It’s not hard to fathom why investors may be parked in cash, whether it be fear, or inertia. The S&P…
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Shape of the Markets – October 25
SHAPE MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE Shape of the Markets Download the PDF We had the pleasure of welcoming a handful of clients and advisors to Chicago last month for our “Bond University,” where we provide a deep-dive analysis into Shape Management and why we invest the way we do. We start our time together by diving…
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Shape of the Markets – July 25
THE GO-FORWARD OPPORTUNITY IN BONDS Shape of the Markets Download the PDF In March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic led to mass quarantines, travel bans, and business shutdowns. Fears of deflation and a global recession, or even depression, led to market panic. The S&P 500 fell 34%.1 The VIX spiked to record levels. 1 There was…