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Market Insights

Perspectives

Colin Moore, AIIMR, Chief Investment Officer |
February 13, 2012

Special points of interest:

  • Greek Austerity Bill Passed... But Many Challenges Ahead
  • Investment Grade Corporate Bonds Off To A Strong Start in 2012
  • Q1 Asset Allocation Update

Perspectives

Special Perspectives

Colin Moore, AIIMR, Chief Investment Officer |
January 25, 2012

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  • State of the Union — This Means War!

Special Perspectives

Investment Strategy Outlook

Colin Moore, CIO
Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D.
Marie M. Schofield, CFA

This report offers perspective from the Columbia Management Asset Allocation Team. The team meets each quarter to review U.S. and global economic conditions and markets. The Investment Strategy Outlook represents our consensus opinion on the relative attractiveness of equities, fixed-income and alternative investments within various sectors, investment styles, markets and countries.

Investment Strategy Outlook Q1 2012


Squirrel Chatter II

Charles P. McQuaid, Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC | Second Quarter, 2011

Shale Gas Returns, Transforming the Energy Outlook

Just five to seven years ago, it was widely believed that North American natural gas resources were being rapidly depleted. Today, the outlook appears to be very much improved thanks to the ingenuity of a few individuals and a process that should provide natural gas for decades to come. In his second quarter essay, Chuck McQuaid looks at the energy transition that is expanding the use of natural gas.

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