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April 2025 Municipal Market Comments

Municipal Yields Rise - Extreme Intra-Month Volatility in April

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April 2025 Bond Market Comments

Treasury Curve Steepens Amid Elevated Volatility Following Significant Tariff Announcements

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Q1 2025 Small/Mid Cap Growth Commentary

Other than modest underperformance in technology and financials, all other major sectors drove positive relative returns in the first quarter.

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Q1 2025 Mid Cap Growth Strategy Commentary

Underperformance was concentrated in the first half of the quarter as the portfolio lagged during the sharp market advance.

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Q1 2025 International and Global Growth Fund Commentary

Volatility disrupted global markets in the quarter amidst U.S. tariff policies and geopolitical tensions.

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March 2025 Bond Market Comments

Treasury Yields Decline in Q1 Amid Policy Uncertainty and Lower Economic Growth Forecasts

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March 2025 Municipal Market Comments

Municipal Yields Rise in Q1 Amid Heavy Supply

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Controversies in AI in light of DeepSeek

Chautauqua Capital shares insights on how DeepSeek has disrupted the AI market.

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February 2025 Bond Market Comments

Treasury Yields Fall on Softer Economic Data and Policy Uncertainty

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February 2025 Municipal Market Comments

Tax-exempt Yields Fall and Supply Remains Robust

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January 2025 Bond Market Comments

Treasury Yields Decline, Fed Holds Policy Rate Steady as Attention Turns to the Trump Administration’s Policy Agenda

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January 2025 Municipal Market Comments

Curve Steepens and Tax-exempt Yields Fall Despite Strong January Supply

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Q4 2024 Small/Mid Cap Growth Commentary

The market moved through three distinct phases in the fourth quarter, defined almost exactly by the monthly turn of the calendar.

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Q4 2024 Equity Opportunity Fund Commentary

Equities in 2024 were buoyed by strength in the U.S. economy and the start of a Federal Reserve easing cycle. The Fund delivered a net return of +14.2% in Q4, compared to a +0.3% return for the benchmark.

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Q4 2024 Mid Cap Growth Strategy Commentary

The market moved through three distinct phases in the fourth quarter, defined almost exactly by the monthly turn of the calendar.

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Q4 2024 International and Global Growth Fund Commentary

U.S. equities outperformed international equities amid a backdrop of monetary policy easing and U.S. election hype.

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December 2024 Bond Market Comments

2024 Bond Market Review

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December 2024 Municipal Market Comments

2024 Municipal Market Review

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