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The Morning Chat: Retirement income
Labor market softness deepens
China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot
The power of information ratio (IR) in active management
Welcome to the Machine: Our Retirement Income Methodology
Private Markets in DC: What’s Public Policy Got to Do With It?
Market Sentiment Is Shifting to Favor Low-Risk Stocks
Private markets: The diversification imperative
So… What’s an Annuity?
Iran war complicates global policy outlook
The whole truth behind the Fed’s rate cuts
Gender Diversity Votes: More Than Meets the Eye
Serving up retirement security
2019
How Independent Fiduciary Services Evolved and What It Means Today
Danielle breaks it down
Gold 2025 Midyear Outlook: A High(er) for Long(er) Gold Price Regime
Iran conflict overshadows mixed global data
Hedging China bond exposures: strategic considerations
Get ahead of the Fed: Financials may get a boost from rate cuts
Is it time to rethink the 60/40 portfolio?
Tokenization of assets: How it’s reshaping finance and markets
A Case for Investing in Innovation
5 Strategic reasons institutional investors are turning to ETFs
Real assets insights: Q4 2025
What if investors get bored of AI?
State Street Global Advisors Rebrands as State Street Investment Management
Next Fed Cut Could Be in July, Not June
How to buy into the S&P 500
Waiting for the small-cap resurgence
How SPY reinvented investing: The story of the first US ETF
Making Sense of the Market’s April Nonsense
US real GDP cools sharply in Q4 2025
Model portfolios and the evolution of advice
Short shocks, longer echoes
Don’t Forget About the Interest Rate Hedge Ratio
Q2 2025 Credit Research Outlook
Japanese Super-long Bond Weakness: Why We’re Not Sounding the Alarm Bells Just Yet
Making Public Policy Work For You
The Gulf Under Trump 2.0: Winner or Loser?
Tariff Tantrum, What Tantrum? How ETFs Performed During Liberation Day Turmoil
Sector opportunities for Q3 2025
The future of crypto: Why smart investors are backing the ecosystem
The Gulf's capital transformation
NOK shows promise, CAD faces pressure
4 Things To Remember When Investing in Volatile Markets
July rate cut unlikely
How JGBs outshine G4 peers on term spreads
Reduce Allocation to European Equities
The Case For Enhanced Active Strategies
Financial Wellness Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
Fed shift hits USD
Market Forecasts: Q4 2025
USD to stabilize; JPY unresponsive to BoJ
Reducing underweight in US Agg
What to Ask Your Index Manager
PCE inflation steady but elevated
Weekly Economic Perspectives: January 31 2020
Hawkish Fed supports USD
Mixed Signals, Murky Outlook
Market Forecasts: Q2 2025
CAD, NOK poised to outperform
Optimizing your emerging markets equity portfolio
Trim equities, add duration
US inflation returns to historical sweet spot
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: Factors Steady the Ship in Turbulent Seas
US macro data stronger than expected
ETF lending fuels surge in securities lending revenue
What the US government shutdown means for markets and the economy
How RIAs Are Meeting the Moment: Spotlight on Andrew Cialek of Principle Wealth Partners
The evolution and future of fixed income
A banner year for markets and ETFs
Markets hold steady amid global tensions
Trump’s Trade War: What’s the Endgame?
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts for US Investors: Q3 2025
Brace for a volatile summer
The Importance of Participant Outreach During Hard Times
The New Retirement Straits
Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor Insights
What’s New in Multi-Asset Investing? A Q&A with Alexander Rudin, Ph.D.
Steady equities, stronger credit
US inflation mixed, labor data worsens
Understanding Trump accounts: Key aspects and challenges
Tariffs, Transshipping, and the Trouble with Vietnam
A new agenda for sustainable investing research: A Q&A
Master the mechanics of ETF trading
2018
Position Toward Quality Stocks and Policy Tailwinds
Energy‑led risks under watch
Unlocking the securities lending potential of SPY
Tariffs Test S&P 500 Margins
Taking the Long View on Bonds
Strategies for financial advisor succession planning
Today’s Risks, Tomorrow’s Opportunities
How Fixed Income Can (Still) Provide an Anchor to Windward
India in 2025: A tale of contrasting risk perception?
No Letup in Capital Expenditures
Building resilience with private CRE
Nature and biodiversity: investor objectives for risk and opportunity
US tariffs: Sector risks and legal challenges ahead?
How index strategies can be an effective vehicle for loan market exposure
Finding the fairway: 9 reasons mid caps belong in every investor’s bag
Euro, yen gain as dollar weakens
Rethink the plus in core-plus with investment-grade private credit
Why Gold May Shine in a Trade War Regime
A Letter From Our CIO: Fixed Income Update
Housing Market Faces Tepid Spring
SECURE 2.0 Has Passed…Now What?
How Advisors Can Become Values-based Leaders
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
Finding opportunities with actively managed fixed income ETFs
Three surprises for 2026: The curse of consensus in a market built on uncertainty
Return expectations from the Global Market Portfolio
US inflation supports September rate cut
Private markets: Survey explores perceptions among plan sponsors and participants
Takaichi’s policies fuel Japan’s market rally
Comparing gold to other alternative investments
GENIUS Act explained: What it means for crypto and digital assets
Six Grey Swans that could move markets in 2026
The power of storytelling for financial advisors
Optimizing trade execution for ETFs of all levels of liquidity
How to invest in AI
Why the global macro data crisis is everyone’s problem
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2025
Gold takes center stage
US inflation data supports Fed rate cut outlook
FANG Stocks: Still Overvalued
The fixed income ETF surge: What’s fueling the momentum?
Why invest in actively managed ETFs
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2025
ALLW brings Bridgewater’s All Weather wisdom to ETF investors
High yield case study: how an index allocation can complement an active manager lineup
Is Exorbitant Government Spending the Key to Stock Market Prosperity?
2025 ETFs in Focus Study
Why ETF growth is booming
How the Iran War could impact Australia’s infrastructure
Be Ready for Any Market with Liquid ETFs
Big Beautiful Bill brings tax clarity
A feast of ETF inflows and returns
GCC reforms spark resilient market growth
What is private credit? And why investors are paying attention
Iran war: Energy normalization drifts further away
Elections
Emerging market debt outlook: The return of ‘Goldilocks’
Versatility Unbound: Using ETFs as Risk Management Tools
Private markets: What does alignment mean?
Seek Stability in Rate and Credit Markets
Global Shariah equities: Quality investment for the future
AI comes for marketing
Fed on hold, but for how long?
2025 markets rally through turbulence
Greenland’s geopolitical storm: What may be next for allies, markets, and investors
Private markets: Taking a multi-asset approach
Capturing opportunity as the equity landscape evolves
The Top 5 Themes for the US Market in 2026
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: Q2 2025
Preferred securities: What they are and how they work
US labor market signals persistent softness
Are Foreign Investors Really “Dumping” US Treasury Bonds?
Global growth under pressure from energy risks
Scope 3 emissions in investment decision-making: An analysis
Debunking myths about ETF liquidity
Target lower costs with State Street® Select Sector SPDR® ETFs
No real joy in the UK Budget
Supreme Court IEEPA tariff decision could raise market risk
Sentiment and ETF inflows shine, market breadth dim
Diversify Differently to Build Resilience
Australia Snapshot 2020
Forward with focus
An ETF due diligence checklist
2026 ETF Market Outlook: Uncomfortably Bullish
One Question Series: How Can Fixed Income Help Manage Uncertainty?
Australia’s Least Followed But Most Important Election
Battle of the ages: What young vs. old could mean for investors
Mixed data does not preclude rate cuts
Convertible securities: What they are and how they work
Unlocking opportunity in the leveraged loan market
Implementing Collective Investment Trusts (CITs): An Onboarding Overview
Q3 2025 Credit Research Outlook
Policy Preview: Are CITs on the Horizon for 403(b) Plans?
US consumer buffer continues to thin
Deconstructing equity returns: Insights for a new rate cycle
Grey Swans 2026
How the Alpha Meeting informs our model portfolios
How Can I Integrate Alternatives Into My Clients’ Portfolios?
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Bond yield metrics: How they work
Private markets: Addressing liquidity concerns
GCC countries and India: A new era of economic collaboration
Leveraged Loans at State Street Investment Management
Global Market Portfolio 2025
The Unbearable Burden of Waiting and Seeing
Fundamentals favor the US
Japan: Weighing the equity landscape
Sharpening your value proposition
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2025
Investment trends among sovereign wealth funds
What is the Global Market Portfolio?
2025 investing recap: Market stories to spice up your holiday small talk
Trade Tensions Pressurize Markets and Sentiment
Survey: Private market assets in retirement plans
Danielle Breaks It Down: Understanding CITs
Lenovo Leads with a Commitment to Participants’ Needs
Markets still view Fed independence as intact—here’s why
What does the divergence in US soft and hard data mean?
SSGA Canadian Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts
Pursue bond upside with active short duration and credit
Fed set for January hold
Equities favored as outlook brightens
Four key trends in the 2025 active-passive debate
The Gulf shock: Energy supply, markets, and macro spillovers
The Morning Chat: Collective Investment Trusts
Geopolitical tensions remain elevated
Congressional Action Needed for 403(b) Plan Investment Options Improvement
Emerging market debt outlook: Enduring strength
“Sanaenomics”: A Truss or a Meloni moment?
Charitable Asset Management
60/40 strategy regains strength
Why It’s Time for China Equity to Go Solo
Danielle breaks it down: Seven tips for participant communications
US Snapshot 2020
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
What industry ETFs add to your sector and industry strategy
Private credit dispersion: Rising stress, not systemic disruption
Records Amid Confusion and Delay
February payroll shock flags AI job loss risk
Tactical asset allocation: Our team and process
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2025
Closing time: How passive investing is reshaping equity market microstructure
Monthly Cash Review: March 2026 (USD)
AQE Commentary: Volatility Among Historically Divergent Sectors in Now Converging
State Street Global Advisors – Defined Contribution Insights
ECB Cuts Rate and Signals More Easing
Volatility Guardrails for Uncertain Times
The Rise of Sukuk from Shariah Roots to Global Opportunity
US labor soft, but no acute stress
Strategic Asset Allocation with Alternative Investments: An Integrated Approach
Sectors and Investment Themes to Watch in 2020
Fixed Income Outlook 2026
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2025
Inside the mind of the retail investor
Don’t Overpay to Be Defensive
Active Quantitative Equity Quarterly
Securities Lending in US DC Funds
Long Term Asset Class Forecast – Q1 2020
Translating client insights into exceptional service
Emerging Market Equities: Climbing the Wall of Worry
How improv techniques can help advisors connect and innovate
The Retirement Prism: Seeing Now and Later
What’s on the horizon for digital assets?
Cyclical sectors regain leadership: Financials and Industrials drive momentum
Global Growth Dips Amid Uncertainty
Trimming risk, staying constructive
How the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Could Reshape Endowment Strategy
3 Global High Yield Myths That Just Don’t Hold Up
Why the AI CapEx cycle may have more staying power than you think
SSGA Long Term Asset Class Forecasts: June 30, 2019
US Tariffs Break the USD Bull Case
One Question Series: How Are Clients Approaching Divestment from China?
Market trends
The value of dividend growth strategies to portfolios today and beyond
Canada Snapshot
Featured Insights
US rate cut likely despite growing doubts
Q2 2026 Credit Research Outlook
US small-caps in focus
Equities remain our top preference
How Can Sectors Hedge Current Market Risks?
Bond ETFs vs Bond Mutual Funds: Save With ETFs
5 Risks Could Derail the Market’s Hot Start
Inflation Expectations Rocket to Multi-Decade Highs
Consistency as a compass in emerging market equities
Why bitcoin institutional demand is on the rise
Eurozone sovereigns: Selective immunity from the post-pandemic fiscal strain
Understanding Money Market Funds
More gleam for gold in the Global Market Portfolio
How Sentiment Can Help Investors Choose Better Stocks
Capture AI upside while managing Tech volatility
Fed holds steady amid rising labor concerns
Three reasons to implement a sector strategy
Demystifying the CIT for Plan Participants
Three shifts reshaping Technology—and portfolios
A Better Macro Policy Framework for Europe
Beyond AI: The broadening of equity market leadership
A stronger emerging markets rally will need a new era of reforms
Q2 2025 Cash Outlook
Global Retirement Reality Report
Weekly Economic Perspectives: So Far So Good For US Labor Market, But Clouds Ahead
Navigate the market with State Street ETFs Chart Pack
Tariffs Put Global Economy at Risk of Recession
Q2 2025 SAFI commentary
Why every institutional investor should use a TAA implementation
Making State-Based Retirement Plans Work for Private Employers
2024 US Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Manage emotions and client expectations in volatile markets
Could ‘70s era stagflation make a comeback?
The path ahead for GCC equities
Gold 2026 Outlook: Can the structural bull cycle continue to $5,000?
U.S. Industrials revival: Opportunities in asset‑heavy cyclicals
How should I add thematic investments to portfolios?
Looking for a Signal in the Noise
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: Australia Snapshot
Are rate cuts off the table in Australia?
When Wall Street and Main Street Diverge
Appetite for Risk Wanes
AI meets accountability
Beyond Oil: Saudi Arabia Bonds Emerge as a Compelling Investment
We raise our global growth forecast
Financial Advisors: How to Unlock Growth With Generative AI
How to value bitcoin: Valuation frameworks for investors
Boost resilience with multi-asset and alternative strategies
What to know if your pension plan has to divest from China
UK Snapshot 2020
How to add the State Street® Bridgewater® All Weather® ETF to your portfolio to enhance resilience
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: November 2025
Middle East conflict: Is an end in sight by April?
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: Canada Snapshot
The All Weather portfolio: Built for any forecast
Stewardship Activity Report: Q4 2024
Navigating the concentration conundrum: A Core-Satellite approach to active equity investing
Are market and flow trends made of steel?
Trade Concerns Create Opportunities in European Equities
US industry shows signs of revival
How economic factors impact asset performance
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: July 2025
US exceptionalism: Fading force or enduring edge?
US labor market softens, Fed rate cut likely in December
Addressing questions about Private Markets in Defined Contribution plans
Third Quarter 2019 Forecast
Why consider investing in the S&P 500® index
Why we don’t trade headlines: Systematic investors rely on core risk controls
The Stars are Aligning for Guaranteed Income in Retirement Plans
Danielle breaks it down: Understanding inflation
Why It’s Critical to Look at Growth Through a Value Lens
Q4 2025 Credit Research Outlook
Sustaining momentum, strengthening resilience
Global High Yield Update: Q3 2025
Temporary Rise in US Inflation Ahead
Internal Succession Planning: 5 Key Steps
What sets our ETF model portfolios apart
Gaps and overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Building a purposeful investment philosophy
2025 ETF trends: What’s next for ETFs?
Expectations of Near-Term Multiple Rate Cuts Are Premature, Data Suggests
Three Impacts of Proposed Tax Policy Changes for Endowments
Considerations for a long-dated US Treasury exposure
A macro Odyssey: August ETF flows show unwavering investor focus
May ETF Inflows Strong Despite Trading Jabs
How A Taft-Hartley Plan Revived Retirement Readiness
Making Sense of the Current US Treasury Market
Hawkish Words, Dovish Moves
ETFs on the Rise: The Investment Choice Revolutionizing Portfolios
Build an active bond ladder with State Street® MyIncome ETFs
Target Date Evolution and Innovation: A CIO Conversation with Dan Farley and Dave Ireland
Fixed income scenarios for the current market environment
What makes the Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Index (BERY) different?
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
Tariffs Market Economy
Why invest in bond ETFs
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
How the Fed could drive up valuations and raise caution flags
Japan’s “Truss Shock": A market scare, but not a systemic crisis
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2025
Digital assets: The next frontier for markets and investors
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: Q3 2025 Commentary
Market Forecasts: Q1 2026
Advancing Our Proprietary Asset Allocation Research
Fed dissent signals policy shift ahead
3 Things Investors Should Know but Likely Don’t
Indexed Fixed Income: Targeting Precise and Reliable Outcomes
Gold Chart Pack
Time to Re-Evaluate Health Care Stocks
Quality’s role amid equity market uncertainty
ETF flows rumbling along
Raising the wealth management bar for Gen X women
Broadening Out From Trump 2.0
Technology and the future of advisory work
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
The yield curve's message for equity markets
High uncertainty doesn’t mean indefinite Fed inaction
Why We’re Going Positive on Semiconductor Manufacturers in Emerging Markets
The Markets
Why look beyond on-screen liquidity
Alternatives Outlook 2026
Due Diligence: 8 Factors to Consider When Selecting an ETF Model Portfolio
Tax-Loss Harvesting 2025
Tax efficiency is structural: ETFs continue to issue fewer capital gains than mutual funds
Separating Fact from Fear in Japanese Investing
Powell hints at rate cuts at Jackson Hole
ETF Impact Report 2025-2026
How macroeconomic variables impact sector performance
SAFI turns 2: Delivering consistent alpha, controlled risk
The Morning Chat: Index Construction
Can Capitalism Thrive Without Failure?
Inside the mind of the retail investor
Collective Investment Trusts: Lower Costs and Greater Flexibility
A New Administration's Impact On Retirement Policy
Long-Term US Dollar Risks Persist
Equity Market Outlook 2026
Where We See Opportunity In Emerging-Market It Stocks
Talk of the Trade: ETF Momentum and Macro Shifts
Emerging Market Equities Outlook Q1 2026
Sector Opportunities for Q2 2025
Silver is no substitute for gold
Four investment takeaways from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Navigate Market Volatility
Strategic asset allocation for corporate pension liabilities
USD rebounds to neutral
Why SPDR® Galaxy Digital Asset ETFs?
How AI is reshaping emerging markets equities
How Can Advisors Steer Clients in a SECURE Act Era?
Will the Fed put the soft landing in jeopardy at Jackson Hole?
Investing in real assets with ETFs
What Tariffs Mean for the Economy and Markets
From income to outcomes: The evolution and future of fixed income
How is the GCC positioned for the global AI race?
India IT adapts to the AI shift
The 2024 ETF Impact Survey
US equities: Euphoria, fragility, and the search for clarity
Investing in the intelligence economy: AI opportunities across global sectors
How a Private Market Allocation Can Help Hedge Against Inflationary Risks
Should you be worried about Fed independence?
What’s driving S&P 500 valuations now?
How to invest in crypto without buying crypto
Strategic versus tactical asset allocation: What to know
Straight Talk on the Future of Investing
Prefer longer-duration bonds
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: April 2025
2025 Target Retirement Annual Review
How AI is transforming investment management: State Street’s strategic approach
Bitcoin volatility and liquidity: Key trends for investors
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: February 2026
The retirement proving ground
Liquid ETFs: Key when market volatility strikes
Target AI and policy-led growth from US to emerging markets
Stretch run for ETF flows and the market
Private markets: The role of public policy
Markets send the signals—ETF flows show where investors are headed
Ways to Invest in Gold
Decoding Market Regimes Machine Learning Insights into US Asset Performance Over The Last 30 Years
Constructive outlook on commodities
Strong flows and saving par
Volatility positioning: How to hold on for the ride
Uncommon Sense
Macroeconomic Outlook 2026
Are yields entering a new phase?
Venezuela after Maduro: Oil, global power, and the ripple effects for markets
How to analyze total cost of ownership
The income squeeze: How market concentration is reshaping equity returns
Q1 bond market outlook for ETF investors
What Portfolio Analysis of 2024 Reveals About Investor Behavior
Danielle breaks it down: Private markets exposures in TDFs
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q1 2026
US government layoffs raise labor market risks
Core portfolio construction principles
China’s market disconnect
Iran risks support JPY; USD softens
Comparing SPY and SPYM: Two State Street SPDR ETFs for S&P 500® exposure
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Competing on customer experience with behavioral science
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Sustainability Data Governance and Oversight in Asset Management
The changing makeup of the Global Market Portfolio
Gold as a Strategic Asset Class
Improving fixed income portfolio resilience with leveraged loans
US retail sales and confidence weaken
FX Forward: Currency Market Outlook: Q4 2018
History rhymes again
2026 Credit Research Outlook
Global Cash Market Update
Defined Contribution Insights
From defensive to dynamic: Utilities enter a new era of growth
Global High Yield – 2025 in Review and 2026 Outlook
Using empathy and technology to improve the client experience: A Q&A with Jaime Quiros
Market Forecasts: Q3 2025
Sector opportunities for Q4 2025
A New Leadership Era: Institutional Meets Individual
Fed cuts rates again, December move uncertain
A Federal Plan to Close the Coverage Gap: Myths vs. Reality
Democratizing Private Markets: Strategic Insights and the Path Forward
Why are Public Pension Funds re-thinking allocations?
How gold hedges policy uncertainty when Fed leadership changes
Credit spreads signal confidence and risk
The Morning Chat
US payrolls data feels like fake resilience
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Why It’s Time for China Equity to Go Solo
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2026
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Segment your client base for efficiency and growth
Fed rate cuts spark US housing revival
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2025
US government shutdown update: Risks emerge
Credit Research Outlook 2020
Prioritizing Longevity Risk in A Glidepath: Our Growth Target Date Philosophy
Target Retirement Annual Review: Fine-Tuning with a Focus on Inflation Protection
Investing in digital assets: Educational resources for investors
We Maintain No-Recession Call Despite GDP Data
Creating a path to retirement income for plan participants and sponsors
SPY liquidity: Flexibility to navigate any market
Stewardship Report 2024
Weak US jobs data likely seals September rate cut