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Interesting Resources We Found for You

1. Frameworks for Endowment and Foundation Spending Policies (Meketa): [Click here]
Our focus in this paper is on endowments and foundations that aim to maintain intergenerational equity, and how best to maintain this goal through spending policy development.

2. Does Buffett’s Farewell Represent Peak America? (Firstlinks): [Click here]
From a stock market perspective, I suspect the answer may be yes. Though commanding a 26% share of the global economy, the U.S. has managed to garner 75% of the MSCI world market index. That’s unprecedented and given the current record high profit margins and near record company valuations, that could well represent a peak both in the short and long terms.

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Gold Demand Trends Q1 2025 (World Gold Council): [Click here]
Investment in gold is set to continue to gather pace on near-term stagflation risks, medium-term recession risk, elevated stock-bond correlations, an expected acceleration in U.S. deficits and continued geopolitical tensions.

4. Beyond Traditional Fixed Income: Diversifying into Specialty Finance (M&G Investments): [Click here]
Investors are seeking to diversify their fixed income and credit exposure. Of the options available, structured finance has emerged as a compelling choice as a complementary allocation. Learn how it can help diversify and enhance returns within portfolios.

5. Fixed Income Perspectives Q2 2025 (Capital Group): [Click here]
A quarterly publication covering macro and market insights from the fixed income team at Capital Group.

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