Name: Balancing Risk, Return & Preferences: Portfolio Optimization with Factor Models
Start: 2024-02-14T17:00:00Z
End: 2024-02-14T17:00:30.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4.8

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The transformational nature of emerging AI combined with moderating inflation, declining long-term interest rates, easing monetary policy, and a soft economic landing has provided the tailwind needed to push the stock market to new highs. Yet the wildcard in play for 2025 is the potential implementation of tariffs by the incoming Trump administration. The key question for investors will be: how much of the tariff talk was campaign trail rhetoric versus to what extent, when, and where will tariffs be applied? In a world of high valuations and potential for high volatility, we think portfolio positioning is even more important than ever.    

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Learn where we see undervalued opportunities to overweight, overvalued sectors & stocks to underweight, and how we expect the US economy will play out over the course of this year. In this webinar, we’ll: 

- Break down our valuations and identify undervalued opportunities
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- Provide our forecasts for real US GDP, inflation, and interest rates. 

In our market outlook, we utilize a bottom-up perspective to determine market valuation. By leveraging off of the 1,600 companies covered by Morningstar's equity analysts, we identify which areas are undervalued versus which are overvalued. From growth stocks to value stocks and from small-cap to large-cap, we’ll identify where we see value today. Following the presentation, we’ll take as many questions from the audience as time allows.

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Our panel includes:  
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- Brian Moriarty, Strategist, U.S. Fixed Income Strategies  
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- Dave Sekera, Senior U.S. Market Strategist

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• How the integration between Morningstar Wealth’s portfolio management platform and Wealthbox empowers advisors with seamless access to data and better client service.

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 Join Senior U.S. Economist Preston Caldwell, Senior U.S. Market Strategist David Sekera, Consumer Sector Director of Equity Analysis North America, Erin Lash, and Senior Director of Market Research Joe Agostinelli as they discuss these insights and explore strategies to navigate the advisor-client relationship. Learn how to identify opportunities amidst economic uncertainty and make informed decisions to help clients safeguard their financial future.

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Key takeaways include:   
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the latest trends in asset and wealth management 
- Master strategies for navigating a rapidly evolving market environment 
- Develop effective approaches to tackle the complexities of diverse investment types 

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- Ann Miletti, CDO & Head of Active Equity at Allspring Global Investments  
- Atul Dalmia, Chief Analytics Officer at Morgan Stanley  
- Ben Johnson, Morningstar's Head of Client Solutions

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- The common challenges in portfolio construction and optimization 
- How to use mean variance optimization and factor-based optimization to enhance your portfolios 
- Relevant Jupyter Notebooks you can leverage for portfolio optimization 
- Practical demonstration of how Morningstar's Analytics Lab facilitates efficient model building and backtesting 

Join us for an insightful exploration into portfolio optimization, tailored directly for data scientists and quant analysts. Discover how to leverage Morningstar’s advanced tools to refine your investment strategies and meet the dynamic needs of today’s market. 

Webinar Speakers:  
Kumar Neelotpal Shukla, Associate Director of Quantitative Research, Morningstar, Inc. 
Sara Otterbeck, Senior Product Manager, Direct Analytics Lab, Morningstar, Inc.

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