Find all of our Podcasts at: https://www.commercetrustcompany.com/research-and-insights/podcasts

Find all of our Podcasts at: https://www.commercetrustcompany.com/research-and-insights/podcasts

Find all of our Podcasts at: https://www.commercetrustcompany.com/research-and-insights/podcasts

In a new episode of the Conversations with Commerce Trust podcast, Chief Investment Officer and host David Hagee is joined by Tara McConkey, Director of Portfolio Management, to discuss foundational elements that make up the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, future use case applications, and AI-related investment opportunities.

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In a new episode of the Conversations with Commerce Trust podcast, Chief Investment Officer and host David Hagee is joined by Brian Musielak, Director of Fixed Income Portfolio Management, to discuss U.S. municipal bonds (munis), the tax benefits munis may offer high-net-worth investors, and unique features of investing in the municipal bond market.  

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In a new episode of the Conversations with Commerce Trust podcast, Chief Investment Officer and host David Hagee is joined by Scott Colbert, Chief Economist and Director of Fixed Income Management, Brent Schowe, Director of Investment Research, and KC Mathews, Chief Market Strategist, to discuss the current state of the U.S. economy and the outlook for the remainder of 2025, including: 

• Will we or won’t we go into a recession in 2025?  
• The impact of interest rates, policy, and the job market on economic growth 
• How tariffs may impact inflation going forward  
• How the decline in the U.S. dollar has impacted markets  
• Market volatility and opportunities in fixed income  

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In a new episode of the Conversations with Commerce Trust podcast, Chief Investment Officer and host David Hagee is joined by KC Mathews, Chief Market Strategist, and Don McArthur, Director of Equity Research, to discuss corporate earnings and how tariffs may impact markets and the economy:  

• How anticipated corporate earnings growth in 2025 has changed  
• How the fluid tariff situation affects economic growth, inflation, and the U.S. dollar  
• Our perspective on the interest rate environment 
• Asset allocation and investment positioning amid market uncertainty  

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In a new episode of the Conversations with Commerce Trust podcast, Chief Investment Officer and host David Hagee is joined by Commerce Trust investment team members Brett Stewart, Analyst Team Leader, and Adam Emig, Private Placement Analyst, to examine the unique characteristics of private placements and the outlook for these alternative investments.  

Learn how various economic factors and market conditions may impact alternative investments, including:  

• Buyout investing and the potential impacts of today’s regulatory environment 
• Venture capital and the divide between top-tier venture capitalists and smaller firms  
• Private real estate and the differing performance among property types  
• The secondary market for investing in private placements 

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