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New partner commentary from Insight Investment North America is now available. "At their March 19 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (#FOMC) kept its rate projections unchanged but increased its #inflation projection and reduced its growth projection for 2025. The central bank also acknowledged increasing uncertainty in the #economicoutlook, while scaling back quantitative tightening."

AAM is proud to be a Silver Partner at next week’s Investments & Wealth Institute’s Experience 2025 in Austin, TX. **EARN 1 CE CREDIT**? DECODING THE PRIVATE CREDIT LANDSCAPE? Monday March 31 at 1:10pm | Lone Star E, Level 3 During this Super Session, Ray B., Managing Director, Crescent Capital Group LP will highlight the key merits of allocating to #privatecredit in the current environment and address investors’ concerns given the rapid growth of the asset class. He will also offer key considerations when selecting a private credit manager. Visit AAM at Booth #402? AAM’s own Charles Sickles, CIMA??, Jonathan Boring, James Dooling, AIF? and Troy Evans will be on hand to meet with you and discuss how AAM can add value to your practice. https://lnkd.in/eZc9Hbbr #Experience2025 #WealthManagement #InvestmentManagement #RetirementManagement #FinancialPlanning #FinancialAdvisors

Chief Investment Strategist Matt Lloyd spoke with Schwab Network’s Nicole Petallides and says it will take years to see the impact of #tariff policy — right now, it changes “every five minutes,” and he thinks Trump is managing them too closely, causing #volatility. He expects an increase in M&A activity in the next few years, so he favors larger banks. He also likes consumer staples, stressing “stability.”

Will the amount of Federal employee layoffs impact the state of the labor market? Will the budget cuts from federal agencies impact credit? Will tariffs lead us to a trade war and eventually a recession? There remains plenty of uncertainty with how things will play out, and if there’s one thing markets don’t like…it’s uncertainty. Read Steven Majoris' latest viewpoints article: https://lnkd.in/e2mS8QYj

This week's Viewpoints commentary by Steven Majoris is now available. "The start to 2025 has been filled with more market moving headlines than we have seen in some time. The new presidential administration has gone full throttle with #tariffs, budget cuts and layoffs that have spooked #investors and there is no shortage of questions as to what this means for the markets. Will the amount of Federal employee layoffs impact the state of the labor market? Will the budget cuts from federal agencies impact credit? Will tariffs lead us to a trade war and eventually a #recession?"

AAM is excited to expand our already diverse array of innovative investment solutions to private markets including #privatecredit, #privateequity, #privaterealestate, #sports and ##infrastructure.?Backed by a strong lineup of specialty managers, AAM can help you reach your investing goals.? Contact us at [email protected] / 888-875-0116 to discuss the potential benefits of private market investing and our differentiated solutions. Meet Our Standout Team: https://lnkd.in/ezi73P8P #AlternativeInvestments #MarchMadess #PrivateMarkets

Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund (SCFAX / SCFFX) has historically outperformed the S&P 500, US Treasuries and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index during negative months, and although past performance does not guarantee future results, we think this is particularly important to note given today’s uncertain environment.? Learn what an allocation to this fund can do for your diversified portfolios. https://lnkd.in/ehqDAMNa Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. #MarchMadness

On Monday, March 24th at 11:00am EST, Chief Investment Strategist Matt Lloyd to appear live on Schwab Network. Tune in! https://schwabnetwork.com/

AAM is excited to share a new podcast series from our strategic partner, Sawgrass Asset Management, LLC! They will be diving into the US markets, analyzing the potential impact of key macro events, and sharing actionable #investment ideas.? Subscribe to AAM and Sawgrass on your favorite podcast player! https://lnkd.in/ePAN2c_G

Unlock the power of private market investments with our standout team. https://lnkd.in/ezi73P8P AAM is proud to deliver #privatemarket solutions as part of SLC Management’s $285B global #investment platform that includes Crescent Capital Group LP (private credit), BGO (real estate) and InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd (infrastructure)*.?We have also partnered with non-affiliated manager, Avenue Capital Group , to bring unique opportunities, including sports as an investment. * SLC Management is the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.?The assets under management (AUM) is as of 12/31/24 and represents the combined AUM of Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc., Sun Life Capital Management (U.S) LLC, Crescent Capital Group, BentallGreenOak, InfraRed Capital Partners, and Advisors Asset Management. #MarchMadness #realestate #privatecredit #infrastructure #sports