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Buyers Beware: 7 Red Flags That Signal a Private Market Reckoning

Explore red flags in private markets as speculative excess, retail marketing, and valuation risks mount. Lessons from financial history.

Private Credit’s Surge Has Investors Excited and Regulators Concerned

Private credit's accelerated growth raises critical questions about liquidity, transparency, and systemic risk.

Currency Coordination Looks Riskier Today

This post examines the potential consequences of coordinated dollar depreciation today -- from FX volatility and insurance risk to broader macroeconomic impacts.

Think We’ve Seen the Last +1,000-BPS High Yield Spread? Think Again

Think +1,000-bps high yield spreads are history? Marty Fridson shows why they could still hit that mark in the next recession.

Tariffs, Inflation, and Returns: How Investments Respond to Supply Shocks

Learn how tariff-related inflation shocks ripple through markets—and which assets have historically helped investors navigate the turbulence.

The Downgrade Is Done. The Investor Response Is Just Beginning

The US downgrade won’t upend markets—but it may reshape sovereign risk models and investor assumptions. Here’s what to watch next.

Two Enduring Legacies, One Oracle’s Exit, and “Buffett’s Alpha”

Commemorating Warren Buffett’s legacy and the Financial Analysts Journal’s 80th Anniversary through the lens of the award-winning article, “Buffett’s Alpha.”

Book Review: Reminiscences of a Bond Operator

Mark Rieder’s Reminiscences of a Bond Operator is a hands-on guide to corporate bond analysis, fixed-income portfolio construction, and navigating today’s evolving private credit landscape.

How Tariffs Could Accelerate America’s AI Revolution: Implications for Investors

Discover how new US tariffs could accelerate AI adoption, reshape American industry, and unlock long-term investment opportunities amid economic disruption.

Europe Rearms: What Defense Spending Means for Markets

For financial analysts and investors, the rise of defense spending in Europe is more than a policy shift -- it’s a structural re-rating of risk and opportunity across the continent.