Investing in equities the materials sector outlook for

The materials sector outlook for investing in equities is increasingly positive, given rising demand for rare earth minerals used in EV batteries. Stock prices in this sector have outperformed the S&P 500 by 3% in the past month. ‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment. How can we agree on finances? We believe this environment of transformation is better than the prior decade for achieving above-benchmark returns, or alpha. Yet the volatile macro environment injects risk into portfolios that needs to be actively managed or neutralized. Currency fluctuations are influencing investing in equities across export-focused industries. A stronger yen has lifted Japan’s manufacturing stocks, while European equities benefit from a softer euro, boosting competitiveness.