Winter 2018/2019: Macroeconomic review

February 4, 2019

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While risks have risen globally, we still expect equities to outperform bonds in 2019. Positive earnings growth and continued strength in the global economy should remain supportive for equity markets. Our view is that the market sell-off in the last quarter of 2018 was overblown and leaves an opportunity for a meaningful rally.

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About Marija

Marija Majdoub, CMA, CFA, is Vice President with the Investment Strategy team at MD Financial Management. She leads the team of portfolio managers and investment professionals responsible for managing the firm’s mutual funds and investment pools, and developing MD’s investment views.

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