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Globalization: Evolving, Not Ending

1/20/23: We don’t often publish our research, especially after concluding that the topic in question should not become a theme in client portfolios. However, given the extensive press this subject has generated, we thought it appropriate to share our perspective.

Fourth Quarter, 2022

On the heels of 2022’s market turmoil, we see opportunity emerging in many quarters. Being nimble and discerning may be more important than ever. Read our Q4 Investment Update to learn more about our steadfast commitment to our thematic investment approach.

Third Quarter, 2022

For the first time in more than four decades, both stocks and bonds have turned in negative results for three quarters in a row with capital destruction exceeding $17T. Learn about two substantial transitions behind the turmoil and why active management with a thematic approach may be the best bet for investors.

 

September 20, 2022 – While 2022 has been a difficult year for most investors, with rising interest rates and turbulent financial markets, market declines don’t last forever. Is now a riskier time to invest than it was a year ago, before the market downturn? Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer, answers this question and puts today’s market environment into context, focusing first on U.S. equities and then bonds and international equities.

 

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Investment Strategies for a New Market Reality | Presented by Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer

9/20/22: Is now a riskier time to invest than it was a year ago, before the market downturn? Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer, answers this question and puts today’s market environment into context, focusing first on U.S. equities and then bonds and international equities.

 

As physical and economic challenges limit further scaling of computing technology, improvements will come from special-purpose technology designed for specific applications rather than general-purpose processors.

Learn where our investments are focused and how companies are enabling this technology in our video with Jeffrey C. Dillman, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager.

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Thematic Video: Heterogenous Compute

At Chevy Chase Trust, we build equity portfolios of companies positioned to exploit powerful, secular trends, disruptive ideas, innovations and economic forces such as our theme The Dawn of Heterogenous Computing. Watch our video with Jeffrey C. Dillman, CFA, to learn more.

Chevy Chase Trust Welcomes Stefania Napolitano

Chevy Chase Trust is pleased to welcome Stefania Napolitano as Assistant Vice President & Trust and Estates Attorney. As part of the Estate Planning team, Stefania assists clients in the review of their existing estate plans and advises them on estate planning options and strategies.

 

As governments locked down their economies amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the consumer’s lifestyle was forced to change. At Chevy Chase Trust, we are focused on the companies that facilitate the consumer’s behavioral shift and sustainably improve their businesses as a result. Hear Christine Wallace, Senior Portfolio Manager, detail one of our investment themes, Long-Term Covid Beneficiaries.

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Thematic Video: Long-Term Covid Beneficiaries 

As long-term investors, we are interested in the companies who are capitalizing on the permanent changes caused by COVID’s disruptions. Hear Christine Wallace, Senior Portfolio Manager, detail one of our investment themes, Long-Term COVID Beneficiaries. 

 

While there are some temporary factors boosting inflation, we believe there are longer term structural elements that have changed over the last decade that make a longer period of elevated inflation more likely. Hear Spencer Smith, Head of Institutional Investments, detail some of the characteristics shaping the End of Disinflationary Tailwinds.

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Thematic Video: The End of Disinflationary Tailwinds

While there are some temporary factors boosting inflation, we believe there are longer term structural elements that have changed over the last decade that make a longer period of elevated inflation more likely. Hear from Spencer Smith, Head of Institutional Investments.

3.21.2022 – Chevy Chase Trust was honored to host Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center’s Dr. Michael Atkins and University of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Laura Ferris on the topic “Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment.” Learn ways to protect yourself and the innovative treatments being used today.

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A Virtual Event: Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment

Can we dispel some common myths regarding skin cancer? Watch our virtual event “Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment” to learn more.