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Q3 2024 Equity Opportunity Fund Commentary

Equities posted a strong quarter on the back of encouraging economic data and the anticipation of a series of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

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Q3 2024 Small/Mid Cap Growth Strategy Commentary

Factors were not a major headwind or tailwind as the strategy kept pace with a solid benchmark return in the quarter.

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Q3 2024 Mid Cap Growth Strategy Commentary

The Strategy’s strong absolute returns were spurred by the market’s embrace of easing inflation data, and the prospect that lower interest rates will allow the U.S. economy to avoid recession.

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Q3 2024 International and Global Growth Fund Commentary

Equity markets continued to rally throughout the third quarter, with strong positive strock returns, globally.

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September 2024 Bond Market Comments

Fed Cuts 50 bps, Positive 2s10s Curve Slope Returns as Short Rates Fall the Most

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September 2024 Municipal Market Comments

Municipal Yields Fall through Q3 Even as Supply Soars

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