Market Commentary | May 20, 2026
Higher for Longer
The direction of interest rates has, for an extended time, played a significant role in discussions of economics and investment. Here is where we stood this morning.
Higher for Longer
The direction of interest rates has, for an extended time, played a significant role in discussions of economics and investment. Here is where we stood this morning.
In Through the Out Door
In the last two months’ market commentaries, we expressed optimism despite formidable headwinds and a general lack of macroeconomic clarity. This month, our perspective continues brighter with a marked pickup in M&A activity and growing market enthusiasm for REIT IPOs.
Capturing Market Rotation in 3D
The shiny investments have lost some luster here at the start of 2026. With Bitcoin trading at roughly half its earlier highs, crypto no longer looks like a sure thing.
Looking Back to Gain a Better Look Forward
As a matter of housekeeping, every fall investors work to prudently minimize their tax liabilities by washing their current year realized gains by “harvesting” tax losses with the sale of assets that have declined in market value. Unfortunately, the stocks we see as having the most potential are often the best tax-loss sale candidates. To mitigate this conflict and stay fully invested, we need to identify issues that have a chance of producing similar upside as the issues we are selling.
A Time for Continued Patience when Impatience Steps to the Fore
On December 17th, the Fed delivered its third rate cut of 2025. Frustratingly, the 10Y Treasury yield remains stuck above 4%, so the long-awaited macroeconomic relief that real estate investors feel they need has yet to arrive. We’ve been so patient, too.