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2025 ETFs in Focus Study
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: November 2025
Gold takes center stage
USD to stabilize; JPY unresponsive to BoJ
Debunking myths about ETF liquidity
Iran war complicates global policy outlook
How the Iran War could impact Australia’s infrastructure
Q3 2026 Credit Research Outlook
Bond yield metrics: How they work
Prioritize income and resilience with active short duration and multi-sector credit
US small-caps in focus
Emerging Market Equities Outlook Q1 2026
What could revive 2026 Fed cut prospects?
Three reasons to implement a sector strategy
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: Q2 2025
Inflation shocks test global economic resilience
Preferred securities: What they are and how they work
Indexed Fixed Income: Targeting Precise and Reliable Outcomes
Fed on hold, but for how long?
US inflation supports September rate cut
Support levels in sovereign debt markets
Growth holds but inflation risks reshape outlook
Six Grey Swans that could move markets in 2026
US–China trade truce holds, but for how long?
The New Retirement Straits
Global Securities Lending: H2 2026 Market Trends and Outlook
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: May 2026
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2026
Prioritizing Longevity Risk in A Glidepath: Our Growth Target Date Philosophy
What’s next for ETFs? 3 predictions that could shape the industry’s future
Why are Public Pension Funds re-thinking allocations?
Trimming risk, staying constructive
Dissecting equity momentum
February payroll shock flags AI job loss risk
Market pricing of UK growth is too optimistic
Addressing questions about Private Markets in Defined Contribution plans
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2025
Why the AI CapEx cycle may have more staying power than you think
Market Forecasts: Q1 2026
What has happened to the great rotation?
The power of storytelling for financial advisors
Credit Research Outlook 2020
NOK shows promise, CAD faces pressure
India loses EM share as AI trade surges
US rate cut likely despite growing doubts
ETF inflows set records in first half
Tax-Loss Harvesting 2025
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: Q2 2026
Equities overweight edges higher
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2025
Sentiment and ETF inflows shine, market breadth dim
How macro fragmentation may reshape core bond benchmarks
Japan: Weighing the equity landscape
Fed rate cuts spark US housing revival
Bond ETFs vs bond mutual funds: Save with ETFs
Digital assets: The next frontier for markets and investors
Comparing gold to other alternative investments
Steady equities, stronger credit
Fed shift hits USD
Target AI and policy-led growth from US to emerging markets
How index strategies can be an effective vehicle for loan market exposure
Strategies for financial advisor succession planning
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: Q1 2026 commentary
Global Shariah equities: Quality investment for the future
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: July 2025
US retail sales and confidence weaken
The path ahead for GCC equities
Benchmarking Your Cash: Part 1
The power of information ratio (IR) in active management
A New Administration's Impact On Retirement Policy
Central banks hold, but tensions drive risk
Why investors should reconsider APAC weight
Labor market softness deepens
2026 Midyear ETF Market Outlook: Resilient fundamentals, rising fragility
How to determine your risk tolerance (and why it matters)
Target Date Evolution and Innovation: A CIO Conversation with Dan Farley and Dave Ireland
Japan is back, and how!
How is the GCC positioned for the global AI race?
SPY liquidity: Flexibility to navigate any market
Sustainability Data Governance and Oversight in Asset Management
Global Market Portfolio 2025
Build an active bond ladder with State Street® MyIncome ETFs
Should you be worried about Fed independence?
What is the rising gold/copper price ratio signaling for investors?
UK Snapshot 2020
Emerging Markets Beyond China
ETF flows slow in a market with more questions than answers
Bitcoin volatility and liquidity: Key trends for investors
The transition of power at the Federal Reserve
Why Asia may be the biggest winner of the global AI boom
UK politics: Continuity priced in, risks simmer
Collective investment trusts: Lower costs and greater flexibility
Private US multifamily real estate looks attractive
Stretch run for ETF flows and the market
GENIUS Act explained: What it means for crypto and digital assets
Why invest in bond ETFs
Iran war: Risk on, energy off
Risk-on ETF flows in a river of hills market
ETF Impact Report 2026-2027
The All Weather portfolio: Built for any forecast
How improv techniques can help advisors connect and innovate
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Building a purposeful investment philosophy
Position beyond US large-cap tech for the next wave of AI and economic realignment
Navigating the concentration conundrum: A Core-Satellite approach to active equity investing
Hungary’s election: Risks, premia, and market pricing
The economics of AI-driven productivity
India in 2025: A tale of contrasting risk perception?
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Set it and forget it: How to invest for the long haul
Target Retirement Annual Review: Fine-Tuning with a Focus on Inflation Protection
Sustaining momentum, strengthening resilience
Strategic asset allocation for corporate pension liabilities
Iran risks support JPY; USD softens
Competing on customer experience with behavioral science
The whole truth behind the Fed’s rate cuts
A macro Odyssey: August ETF flows show unwavering investor focus
Strong flows and saving par
Reducing underweight in US Agg
Private markets: The diversification imperative
State Street Global Advisors – Defined Contribution Insights
Danielle breaks it down
Gaps and overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
The income squeeze: How market concentration is reshaping equity returns
How AI is transforming investment management: State Street’s strategic approach
Market trends
Alternatives Outlook 2026
The Rise of Sukuk from Shariah Roots to Global Opportunity
A feast of ETF inflows and returns
How to invest in AI
Demystifying the CIT for Plan Participants
How fixed income can (still) provide an anchor to windward
2026 Credit Research Outlook
Consistency as a compass in developed market equities
How A Taft-Hartley Plan Revived Retirement Readiness
How to add the State Street® Bridgewater® All Weather® ETF to your portfolio to enhance resilience
A stronger emerging markets rally will need a new era of reforms
US inflation may be nearing its peak
Financial Wellness Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
Fundamentals favor the US
Serving up retirement security
Defined Contribution Insights
High yield case study: how an index allocation can complement an active manager lineup
Comparing SPY and SPYM: Two State Street ETFs for S&P 500® exposure
An ETF due diligence checklist
Implementing Collective Investment Trusts (CITs): An Onboarding Overview
Battle of the ages: What young vs. old could mean for investors
The evolution and future of fixed income
Greenland’s geopolitical storm: What may be next for allies, markets, and investors
Elections
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: February 2026
Forward-Looking Climate Metrics in Corporate Bond Portfolios
Hawkish Fed supports USD
Equities remain our top preference
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Markets tend to shake off geopolitical shocks
Quality’s role amid equity market uncertainty
USD rebounds to neutral
How should I add thematic investments to portfolios?
US payrolls data feels like fake resilience
Four key trends in the 2025 active-passive debate
Silver is no substitute for gold
The Morning Chat
Strategic Asset Allocation with Alternative Investments: An Integrated Approach
Short shocks, longer echoes
The investor’s guide to digital assets
Market Sentiment Is Shifting to Favor Low-Risk Stocks
Q3 2025 Credit Research Outlook
What portfolio analysis of 2025 reveals about investor behavior
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
Uncommon Sense
Strategic versus tactical asset allocation: What to know
Are rate cuts off the table in Australia?
Global High Yield – 2025 in Review and 2026 Outlook
Gold 2026 Midyear Outlook: A tug-of-war between tactical and structural momentum
Why invest in actively managed ETFs
Could ‘70s era stagflation make a comeback?
A new agenda for sustainable investing research: A Q&A
Introducing Trump Accounts: How to jumpstart investing for your children
The Gulf shock: Energy supply, markets, and macro spillovers
Sector Market Perspectives: Q3 2026
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Featured Insights
Leveraged Loans at State Street Investment Management
Why It’s Time for China Equity to Go Solo
The future of fixed income: From income to engineered outcomes
What if investors get bored of AI?
The value of dividend growth strategies to portfolios today and beyond
AI meets accountability
What industry ETFs add to your sector and industry strategy
Why It’s Time for China Equity to Go Solo
The Markets
Eurozone signals caution on June rate hike
A smarter core: An Enhanced approach to optimizing equity portfolios
2018
What is sector investing?
US exceptionalism: Fading force or enduring edge?
Core portfolio construction principles
US labor market softens, Fed rate cut likely in December
Navigating rising market concentration with Enhanced strategies
An advanced perspective on securities lending
2024 US Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
We raise our global growth forecast
Private markets: What does alignment mean?
Why various market risk metrics tell different stories
Beyond AI: The broadening of equity market leadership
Why we don’t trade headlines: Systematic investors rely on core risk controls
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts for US Investors: Q3 2025
Fed dissent signals policy shift ahead
Nature and biodiversity: investor objectives for risk and opportunity
US labor data sends mixed signals
Geopolitics at the center of financial markets
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: Australia Snapshot
Case study: Institutional allocators gain efficient exposure to gold using an ETF
Japan’s “Truss Shock": A market scare, but not a systemic crisis
Grey Swans 2026
US labor soft, but no acute stress
Tax efficiency is structural: ETFs continue to issue fewer capital gains than mutual funds
Case Study: An institutional allocator enhances its core-plus fixed income allocation by capturing private credit exposure with an ETF
Target lower costs with State Street® Select Sector SPDR® ETFs
Model portfolios and the evolution of advice
Fixed income scenarios for the current market environment
Diversify for a new regime with multi-asset strategies and real assets
Why investors should continue to climb the wall of worry
Market Forecasts: Q2 2026
Q2 2025 SAFI commentary
Boost resilience with multi-asset and alternative strategies
Can capitalism thrive without failure?
Global growth under pressure from energy risks
Cyclical sectors regain leadership: Financials and Industrials drive momentum
US consumer buffer continues to thin
Geopolitical tensions remain elevated
Powell hints at rate cuts at Jackson Hole
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2025
The changing makeup of the Global Market Portfolio
What is the Global Market Portfolio?
No Letup in Capital Expenditures
The Retirement Prism: Seeing Now and Later
The retirement proving ground
Private markets: The role of public policy
Private markets: Addressing liquidity concerns
US labor market signals persistent softness
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Why ETF growth is booming
“Sanaenomics”: A Truss or a Meloni moment?
Due diligence: 8 factors to consider when selecting an ETF model portfolio
SAFI turns 2: Delivering consistent alpha, controlled risk
Using empathy and technology to improve the client experience: A Q&A with Jaime Quiros
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2026
Risk-on is back, higher volatility stocks rebound
No real joy in the UK Budget
Investing in digital assets: Educational resources for investors
Are yields entering a new phase?
Hedging China bond exposures: strategic considerations
How to buy into the S&P 500
The Morning Chat: Retirement income
Policy Preview: Are CITs on the Horizon for 403(b) Plans?
Technology and the future of advisory work
Big Beautiful Bill brings tax clarity
Forward with focus: Implementation Guide
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q1 2026
Tokenized money market funds (MMFs): Revolutionizing liquidity management
Why Canada matters for developed ex-US equity allocation
History rhymes again
Market Forecasts: Q4 2025
A case for investing in innovation
Growth takes lead in FX markets
Hawkish Fed signals drive market caution
Weak US jobs data likely seals September rate cut
How the Fed could drive up valuations and raise caution flags
The Morning Chat: Securities lending
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2025
Sector opportunities for Q3 2025
Why the global macro data crisis is everyone’s problem
Understanding Money Market Funds
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2025
2025 markets rally through turbulence
ETF flows rumbling along
Mixed data does not preclude rate cuts
Investment trends among sovereign wealth funds
The future of crypto: Why smart investors are backing the ecosystem
Understanding Trump accounts: Key aspects and challenges
Emerging market debt: Enduring strength outlook holds
Private credit dispersion: Rising stress, not systemic disruption
Euro, yen gain as dollar weakens
Why consider investing in the S&P 500® index
ETF lending fuels surge in securities lending revenue
Rethink the plus in core-plus with investment-grade private credit
Implementation alpha across the fixed income spectrum
ETFs on the rise: The investment choice revolutionizing portfolios
Tactical asset allocation: Our team and process
Waiting for the small-cap resurgence
US government shutdown update: Risks emerge
Global High Yield Update: Q3 2025
How to invest in crypto without buying crypto
Investing in the intelligence economy: AI opportunities across global sectors
IncomeWise℠ Participant Experience
Unlocking the securities lending potential of SPY
Inside the mind of the retail investor
Decoding Market Regimes Machine Learning Insights into US Asset Performance Over The Last 30 Years
India government bonds get a glow-up
How SPY reinvented investing: The story of the first US ETF
US real GDP cools sharply in Q4 2025
Gold 2026 Outlook: Can the structural bull cycle continue to $5,000?
Fed cuts rates again, December move uncertain
What blue-chip companies can teach us about staying power
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2025
AI leaders reshape the EM investment story
Ways to Invest in Gold
SECURE 2.0 Has Passed…Now What?
4 Things to remember when investing in volatile markets
Why every institutional investor should use a TAA implementation
China’s market disconnect
US consumers strong but uneven
Return expectations from the Global Market Portfolio
Survey: Private market assets in retirement plans
Internal succession planning: 5 key steps
What is private credit? And why investors are paying attention
India IT adapts to the AI shift
Gold as a strategic asset class
Sector Market Perspectives: Q2 2026
War or peace: Energy, inflation, Europe
U.S. Industrials revival: Opportunities in asset‑heavy cyclicals
Manage emotions and client expectations in volatile markets
Investing in AI through sectors
Danielle breaks it down: Seven tips for participant communications
How Independent Fiduciary Services Evolved and What It Means Today
US equities: Euphoria, fragility, and the search for clarity
CAD, NOK poised to outperform
Iran conflict overshadows mixed global data
US labor data raises fresh questions again
Global Retirement Reality Report
ETF inflows set records as leadership narrows
What to Ask Your Index Manager
Trim equities, add duration
Master the mechanics of ETF trading
Hawkish Words, Dovish Moves
The Gulf's capital transformation
Eurozone sovereigns: Selective immunity from the post-pandemic fiscal strain
Equity Market Outlook 2026
Mega-cap IPOs: Implications for institutional investors and index managers
Europe services slowdown deepens growth concerns
Creating a path to retirement income for plan participants and sponsors
US inflation surprises but signals unclear
Core-Satellite Fixed Income: Evolving from concept to practice
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: April 2026
Iran war: Energy normalization drifts further away
The yield curve's message for equity markets
US labor data improve but risks remain ahead
Three market trends to watch beyond war-driven headlines
Optimizing trade execution for ETFs of all levels of liquidity
What makes the Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Index (BERY) different?
An enhanced approach to broad Emerging Markets equity exposure
Energy‑led risks under watch
Constructive outlook on commodities
How gold hedges policy uncertainty when Fed leadership changes
Get ahead of the Fed: Financials may get a boost from rate cuts
US inflation mixed, labor data worsens
US tariffs: Sector risks and legal challenges ahead?
Q2 2026 Credit Research Outlook
Q2 bond market outlook for ETF investors
US industry shows signs of revival
Housing hurts as high rates weigh on demand
A new era of monetary and fiscal policy or back to the future? What investors should know
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: Q3 2025 Commentary
The courage to follow the fundamentals
Segment your client base for efficiency and growth
What does the divergence in US soft and hard data mean?
July rate cut unlikely
How AI is reshaping emerging markets equities
Tactical shift favors USD
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Three surprises for 2026: The curse of consensus in a market built on uncertainty
Consistency as a compass in emerging market equities
Deconstructing equity returns: Insights for a new rate cycle
ALLW brings Bridgewater’s All Weather wisdom to ETF investors
The Top 5 Themes for the US Market in 2026
Real assets: diversification through conflict
What the US government shutdown means for markets and the economy
What’s on the horizon for digital assets?
Turning crisis into engagement: Participant outreach for Defined Contribution plans
Markets shift to selectivity phase
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q3 2025
A banner year for markets and ETFs
Canada Snapshot
Make room for ALLW
Macroeconomic Outlook 2026
Capturing opportunity as the equity landscape evolves
Forward with focus
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Australia Snapshot 2020
Real assets insights: Q1 2026
Crisis conditions favor USD
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
How to analyze total cost of ownership
Is it time to rethink the 60/40 portfolio?
What sets our ETF model portfolios apart
Emerging market debt outlook: The return of ‘Goldilocks’
More gleam for gold in the Global Market Portfolio
US government layoffs raise labor market risks
Tokenization of assets: How it’s reshaping finance and markets
Understanding markets in the new world order: A geopolitical framework for investors
Improving fixed income portfolio resilience with leveraged loans
Q4 2025 Credit Research Outlook
Venezuela after Maduro: Oil, global power, and the ripple effects for markets
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Emerging market debt: Why it belongs in your investment portfolio
From anchor to growth tailwind
Tariff Tantrum, What Tantrum? How ETFs Performed During Liberation Day Turmoil
Investing in real assets with ETFs
Congressional Action Needed for 403(b) Plan Investment Options Improvement
Aligning emerging market equity allocations with growth and dollar cycles
Fed holds steady amid rising labor concerns
Optimizing your emerging markets equity portfolio
Oil retreat supports contained inflation outlook
Fed set for January hold
Global markets tilt toward AI
How Trump Accounts can help build lifelong investing habits
How to value bitcoin: Valuation frameworks for investors
What’s driving the surge in global interest rates?
Finding opportunities with actively managed fixed income ETFs
PCE inflation steady but elevated
Will the Fed put the soft landing in jeopardy at Jackson Hole?
Translating client insights into exceptional service
Building resilience with private CRE
Finding the fairway: 9 reasons mid caps belong in every investor’s bag
Monthly Cash Review: July 2026 (USD)
US macro data stronger than expected
Raising the wealth management bar for Gen X women
Small caps gain amid resilient US growth
Unlocking opportunity in the leveraged loan market
Prefer longer-duration bonds
Equities back to overweight
How macroeconomic variables impact sector performance
Global High Yield Update—Q1 2026
3 things investors should know but likely don’t
2025 Target Retirement Annual Review
Markets still view Fed independence as intact—here’s why
How the Alpha Meeting informs our model portfolios
GCC countries and India: A new era of economic collaboration
Pursue bond upside with active short duration and credit
Sector opportunities for Q4 2025
How economic factors impact asset performance
Why look beyond on-screen liquidity
Actively managed ETFs: A new chapter for global investors
Why bitcoin institutional demand is on the rise
Nature and biodiversity data: types and uses for investors
Equity duration matters, but earnings decide
5 risks could derail the market’s hot start
Emerging market debt outlook: Enduring strength
Gold Chart Pack
Brace for a volatile summer
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2026
US Snapshot 2020
Middle East conflict: Is an end in sight by April?
Canada at a crossroads
Navigate the market with State Street ETFs Chart Pack
2025 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
US labor strength delays Fed rate cuts
Markets hold steady amid global tensions
Supreme Court IEEPA tariff decision could raise market risk
Convertible securities: What they are and how they work
Rising yields reshape markets
Are market and flow trends made of steel?
Reinventing Shareholder Activism: Stewardship
Liquid ETFs: Key when market volatility strikes
Danielle breaks it down: Understanding inflation
What is the Nasdaq and how does it drive the modern global economy?
Considerations for a long-dated US Treasury exposure
Case study: How an ETF helped an institutional allocator maintain market exposure while switching high yield bond managers
Four investment takeaways from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Markets reprice, earnings endure
Why SPDR® Galaxy Digital Asset ETFs?
Capture AI upside while managing Tech volatility
Securities Lending in US DC Funds
Danielle Breaks It Down: Understanding CITs
2019
Rebalancing toward US Agg
2025 investing recap: Market stories to spice up your holiday small talk
Private markets: Taking a multi-asset approach
Equities favored as outlook brightens
So… What’s an Annuity?
Democratizing Private Markets: Strategic Insights and the Path Forward
Sharpening your value proposition
Fixed Income Outlook 2026
Closing time: How passive investing is reshaping equity market microstructure
Leaving Money On the Table: Does Your 401(k) Structure Maximize Tax Benefits?
What’s New in Multi-Asset Investing? A Q&A with Alexander Rudin, Ph.D.
Private markets implementation and liquidity: A practical framework for DC plans
5 Strategic reasons institutional investors are turning to ETFs
The new era of income investing
Markets send the signals—ETF flows show where investors are headed
Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor Insights
US inflation data supports Fed rate cut outlook
Three shifts reshaping Technology—and portfolios
Market Forecasts: Q3 2025
Inside the mind of the retail investor
Be ready for any market with liquid ETFs
The overlooked middle: Uncover what mid caps can do for your portfolio
Private markets: Survey explores perceptions among plan sponsors and participants