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    • INVESTMENT INSIGHTS  |  SEPTEMBER 2016

      American Balanced Fund: Balancing Risk and Reward in Volatile Markets

      In recent years, many investors have turned to balanced funds to navigate a challenging market environment. Although the U.S. remains a bright spot in global financial markets, low bond yields have made income generation more difficult while equities on the whole appear fully valued following a sharp run-up since the financial crisis. Managers of balanced funds can more nimbly explore evolving opportunity sets using both allocation and security selection.

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    • INVESTMENT INSIGHTS  |  JULY 2016

      Midyear Outlook: Seeking Opportunity Through the Fog of Uncertainty

      No doubt, the world’s markets spent the first half of 2016 on rocky ground. Investors have been confronted with the British vote to leave the European Union (“Brexit”), a “growth scare” in the U.S., the economic deceleration in China, and the introduction of negative interest rates in some markets. Nevertheless, the global economy is expected to remain on a path to growth — albeit very slow growth.

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    • INVESTMENT INSIGHTS  |  JUNE 2016

      Uncovering Value in Emerging Markets Bonds

      Emerging markets bonds have notched big gains in 2016, despite political turmoil and economic setbacks. Though it is difficult to definitively say that the market has turned for the better, portfolio manager Rob Neithart says there are good reasons for investors to feel positive. The yield advantage of emerging markets over developed markets is hard to ignore, and in some cases valuations are as attractive as they’ve been in years.

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Changing Channels: Media’s New Direction

New technology and innovation have transformed the world of media, creating opportunity for companies and investors.

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