Now let’s talk about the Team type. These are people who care deeply about connection, alignment, and belonging.

Markets are being tested on several fronts at once. But the important question is how these shocks travel—through inflation, monetary policy, funding conditions, or issuer fundamentals. That’s where resilience begins to diverge.

​​Recent liquidity events related to portfolio companies in which PIF invests through its private equity holdings​.

People think that persuasion and influence are about changing someone's beliefs, but they're not. They're about understanding their identity, because beliefs can change, identity usually doesn't. 

Stocks rose as oil prices fell sharply after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz reopened, easing war fears. Inflation stayed high, jobs remained strong, consumers felt squeezed by prices, and housing slowed.

Jim Lydotes covers: 1) how health care is stabilizing, 2) why used cars could be an inflation indicator, and 3) why AI spending could crowd out hiring.

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By the end of March, as the S&P 500 flirted with correction territory, markets appeared to carve out a bottom. What followed has been an aggressive V-shaped recovery, with losses fully retraced in just 11 trading days. Since that low, the S&P has rallied roughly 10%, now sitting just below all-time highs and the elusive 7,000 level. Can we maintain this?

For a time, simply being exposed to AI drove returns. That phase is over.

Securitized credit is a popular, if complex, fixed income allocation. Here’s where to begin.