Market Insights
Strategas – a Baird Company provides Market Strategy and timely perspective to help you better understand what’s happening in the world today and what it means for your portfolio and plans. These premier insights combine investment strategy, macroeconomic perspective, government policy research, technical analysis and a deep understanding of the fixed income and equity markets. This comprehensive Market Strategy complements and enhances our investment and planning solutions for you.
Market Strategy Weekly
Weekly Market commentary series produced by Strategas. View the latest commentary below.
Introducing Market Strategy by Strategas, a Baird Company
Strategas Research Insights
Washington Policy Research
- October 20, 2020 – The Stock Market and the Polls Don’t Always Agree
- September 30, 2020 – The COVID-19 Election
Perspectives on Investing
Tax Implications of a Biden Administration
The many tax proposals that have been floated by the Biden campaign range from overhauling the tax brackets to technical changes affecting real estate sales.
Investing in an Election Year
Mike Antonelli and Ross Mayfield discuss the perils in letting the upcoming election influence your portfolio strategy..
Staying the Course
Focus too much on day-to-day market performance and you could miss the larger trend.
Diversification: The "Free Lunch" of Portfolio Building
While diversification doesn’t guarantee against loss, it is one of the most successful strategies for portfolio building over the long term. Updated: August 18, 2020
Market Mailbag: Have We Hit Bottom?, Understanding the National Debt
Client questions posed to Baird market analysts. Updated: July 28, 2020
Optimism vs. Pessimism
John Taft and Mike Antonelli take on conventional wisdom behind the aging investor.
The Covid-19 Recession
The COVID-19 recession is different from recessions in the past. Here's why it matters.
Michael Antonelli, Baird PWM Market Strategist, talks through key points to keep in mind when investing during an election.