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Charted territory:
Mixed market signals
The economic outlook is highly uncertain. Our quantitative team analyzes what markets are signaling about a possible recession, and what false signals may need to be actively managed.
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Concentration issues: A look at the top-heavy U.S.
equity market
Rising U.S. equity market concentration has played a key role in the stellar stock market returns over the first five months of 2023. High concentration could present a perplexing and challenging market environment for investors.
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Modeling the end of the Great Moderation
The past three decades exhibited slow economic growth, declining interest rates and low volatility. Now we are entering a new era.
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Margin Stall: Examining the outlook for free cash flow margins
Rising free cash flow margins have been the principal driver of stellar equity returns. In this report, we apply a quantitative lens to margin expansion and examine the ramifications of a trend reversal for markets.
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Great (Cap) Expectations
Capital spending has begun a seminal shift as the challenges from inflation, global unrest and supply chain disruptions form a new backdrop for executive decision makers.
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Charted territory: Deglobalization Playbook
The cumulative effects of a worldwide pandemic, supply chain issues and geopolitical instability are helping to drive a seminal shift away from globalization.
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The Chiron Investment Management team at FS Investments drives quantitative research with their proprietary quantamental approach. It’s an integrated combination of rigorous quantitative analytics and deep fundamental research that contributes to an innovative information advantage.
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