Insights

U.S. Treasury Curve: Treasury yields fell in June and steepened for the quarter, with yields falling in the 1- to 10-year range and increasing beyond 10 years.

Tight credit spreads, solid demand, stable credit fundamentals, and tariff-related uncertainty drive a modest overweight to corporate bonds.

The social doctrine of the Catholic Church guides its investment policy.

We believe payout ratio is a critical metric in evaluating dividend-paying securities and avoiding the potential pitfalls associated with targeting solely high dividend yield.

We believe that investors may place too much emphasis on high absolute dividend yield when seeking defensive and high income-generating equity exposure.

There are important limitations to relying solely on total return—primarily that not all returns are created equal.

Federal policy actions present new risks for many private higher education institutions.

Volatile investment markets throughout April reacted to shifting trade policy messaging, mixed economic readings, and President Trump’s expression of frustration with the Federal Reserve.