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Assets under management
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Households served
100k+
Individual tax returns filed annually

OCTOBER 26 WEEKLY INSIGHTS

Higher bond yields are reshaping the stock-bond trade-off

  • With 10-year AA corporate bonds yielding 5.86% and the S&P 500 trading at 20.2x earnings, CLA’s stock-bond valuation measure points to a particularly compelling relative-value opportunity in bonds.
  • Higher yields have meaningfully improved the potential returns from fixed income, while elevated equity valuations mean investors are paying a premium for future stock-market growth. 
  • The comparison doesn’t suggest abandoning equities, but it raises the hurdle stocks must clear to justify their additional market risk when high-quality bonds offer competitive yields. 
  • With the stock-bond trade-off becoming more compelling for fixed income, review if your allocation meets your objectives, risk tolerance, and income needs. (Source: CLA, FRED, Morningstar)

A broadening market creates opportunity for dividend growers

  • As market leadership broadens beyond concentrated growth stocks, dividend-growing companies offer another avenue for participation, with the dividend strategy up 5.6% year-to-date. 
  • The strategy focuses on blue-chip companies with a 25-year history of paying and growing dividends, combining current income with the potential for capital appreciation. 
  • This long-term discipline emphasizes established companies with a consistent commitment to shareholders, providing a quality-oriented approach that has historically helped limit downside participation.
  • CLA recommends a dividend strategy — through either an exchange-traded fund or a separately managed account — as part of a strategic complement to a diversified equity portfolio for investors seeking to moderate risk. (Source: Yousif Capital Management)

Global diversification balances growth potential with valuation discipline

  • U.S. equities continue to offer strong growth potential, but elevated valuations mean investors are paying a premium, particularly where high expectations for future earnings growth are reflected in stock prices. 
  • International markets provide a more attractive relative valuation backdrop, with Eurozone and Japanese equities trading at a significant discount to U.S. stocks despite consensus earnings-growth forecasts comparable to the U.S. 
  • Emerging markets broaden the opportunity set by providing exposure to different economic and investment cycles, including easing financial conditions in some markets and continued investment in advanced manufacturing and technology. 
  • Global diversification brings these opportunities together, allowing investors to participate in U.S. growth while also accessing different valuation levels and growth drivers across developed international and emerging markets. (Source: JP Morgan)
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156
wealth professionals
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locations nationwide
100
clients served on average per advisor
$250M
average AUM per advisor
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