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How will the coronavirus epidemic affect global markets? How should investment managers respond to the fast-shifting landscape? These and other related questions are explored in depth by Enterprising Investor contributors.

For more coronavirus-related content, visit the Coronavirus and Market Volatility hub at CFA Institute.

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Markets in Chaos: A Return to the Gold Standard?

The grand monetary experiment of the last decade and a half has undermined the global financial system and necessitates a radical solution.

Beyond Duration and Convexity: Eight Ways to Bond with Clients

Successful adviser-client relationships are built on more than just investment advice.

Will They, or Won’t They? The Risk of Betting on the Fed

Recent market volatility has been driven by speculation about what the Fed will do next.

Cochrane and Coleman: Quantitative Easing and Asset Price Dynamics

"Wall Street wisdom is that QE is immensely powerful and is stoking financial bubbles. Academics say, 'I take your $100 bills, I give you back 10 $10 bills. Who cares?'"

COVID-19 Correlations: Local Cases, Local Returns?

Do local COVID-19 case counts have any correlation with local stock returns?

Cochrane and Coleman: The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level and Inflation Episodes

John H. Cochrane and Thomas S. Coleman discuss how the fiscal theory of the price level explains inflation.

Lessons in Behavioral Bias: The COVID-19 Equity Markets

The pandemic-era stock markets have been a showcase of behavioral biases in action.

Saudi Arabia’s Journey to Sustainable Sovereign Debt

What does the Saudi Arabian National Debt Management Center's debt strategy look like?