On January 24, the Anti-Defamation League (“ADL”) awarded Michael Forman and the firm he founded, FS Investments, with the 41st annual Americanism Award at its annual ceremony, “The Good Fight.”

Home > Education > Advisor continuing education Know your alternativesTM Continuing education for financial professionals. At FS Investments, we are deeply committed to furthering education on alternative investments. Our firm is dedicated to empowering our partners with the latest on new solutions, potential opportunities and key market trends. We are proud to offer the following resources....

Year-over-year change in inflation expectations and Treasury yields

As the Fed commences a new round of rate hikes, our chart looks at maximum compression in price/earnings (P/E) ratios amid historical rate hike cycles.

Alan Flannigan is an Associate on the Investment Research team where he focuses on leveraged credit, private market secondaries and macroeconomics to inform firm insights. Prior to joining FS Investments, Mr. Flannigan served as a senior adviser to the Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities. He holds a BA in Economics from Lafayette College.

A new strategy note from Chief Market Strategist Troy Gayeski

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Few explanations for the upward march of equity valuations are based on resoundingly positive or long-term economic changes. We take a closer look at how these high valuations could be closely tied to the multi-year surge in liquidity.

The 60/40 had its worst quarter since the pandemic started. Our chart looks at quarterly returns and why the coming quarters could remain volatile.

Education > Know your alternatives > Asset classes + strategies Alternative asset classes + strategies Explore the broad universe of investment options to help meet your financial goals Types of alternatives Commercial real estate debt Commercial real estate (CRE) debt refers to the mortgages of CRE properties. CRE debt has historically provided investors with a differentiated source of...