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Insights, research and news to keep you updated and informed on Madison's strategies and process. For Investment Strategy specific commentary, see our Investment Strategies & Solutions pages.
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Rethinking the Active-Passive Debate: How to Identify Active Managers Who Truly Add Value
Advisors have long debated: active or passive? Index funds offer low costs and diversification, while active managers charge more and don’t always deliver. But when markets shift and risks evolve, more nuanced questions arise—such as what hidden risks lie within index funds and when can active managers deliver more than just market returns?
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Reinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 06.13.2025
Markets had plenty to digest this past week. Find out why GDP revisions and inflation data may not tell the full story, what the latest AAA downgrade of Treasuries means for rates, and how higher education is preparing for potential funding cuts.
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Reinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 06.06.2025
Job growth exceeded expectations in May, but downward revisions and a dip in participation suggest labor market momentum may be slowing. Learn more about the impact of these trends and the ECB’s recent rate cut in our latest Reinhart Week in Review.
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Portfolio Manager Q&A - Mike Sanders
Mike Sanders, Head of Fixed Income, explains the factors behind bond market volatility, its effects on yield curve positioning, and why high-quality bonds may offer more opportunity than cash in today’s environment.
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Monthly Market Update - June 2025
After taking repeated tariff-related blows, the stock market rallied in mid-May on news that the U.S. and China had reached an agreement and held steady with subsequent news, even if negative. Investors, it seemed, were becoming like the townsfolk in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," increasingly insensitive to the regular pronouncements of outsized tariffs.
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Reinhart Week in Review by Madison Investments 05.30.2025
Markets had plenty to digest this past week. Find out why GDP revisions and inflation data may not tell the full story, what the latest AAA downgrade of Treasuries means for rates, and how higher education is preparing for potential funding cuts.
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Any performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Non-deposit investment products are not federally insured, involve investment risk, may lose value and are not obligations of, or guaranteed by, any financial institution. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate.
This website is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security and is not investment advice.
The Captive Review awards were independently determined and awarded by one of Captive’s Captive Owner Panels. Madison Scottsdale did not pay a fee in exchange for these awards. The Investment Management Award is open to asset managers and investment advisors and is presented to the firm that best exhibits unrivaled customer care and innovation.