In a new episode of Head to Head, Greg Toskos (Managing Director, Head National Sales, UBS Global Wealth Management) joins Co-Heads of Distribution Kirsten Pickens and Ryan Robertson.

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In the finale of our Private Markets Outlook series, we sit down with Co-President and Chief Investment Officer Mike Kelly for an in-depth look into the new investing imperative in private markets. 

Mike joins Research team members Alan Flannigan and Andrew Korz to explore the shift from disinflation and low rates to today’s environment of volatility, inflation and uncertainty. He gives insights into how private markets offer new opportunities for growth, diversification and operational value creation—especially in the U.S. middle market.  

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Follow the value, not the herd: The new private markets imperative
Q4 U.S. economic outlook: Artificial intelligence, real economic impact
U.S. exceptionalism at a crossroads 

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In this episode of the Private Markets Outlook series, we sit down with Scott Giardina, Managing Director and Head of Trading for Future Standard’s Global Credit Team, for an in-depth look at the current state of private credit.

Scott joins Research team members Alan Flannigan and Andrew Korz to discuss the benefit of specialization in private credit, why lender protections matter more than ever and what it means for investors.

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Follow the value, not the herd: The new private markets imperative
Q4 U.S. economic outlook: Artificial intelligence, real economic impact
U.S. exceptionalism at a crossroads

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What’s next for private equity? We continue our Private Markets Outlook series with a discussion featuring Jorge Rossello, Managing Director, LP Secondaries. He joins Research team members Andrew Korz and Alan Flannigan to explore how private equity investors are navigating a shifting landscape. 

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Follow the value, not the herd: The new private markets imperative
U.S. exceptionalism: At a crossroads

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What lies ahead for CRE? We continue our Private Markets Outlook series with a discussion featuring two of our portfolio managers, Jason Landon (equity) and Rob Lawrence (credit). They join Research team members Andrew Korz and Alan Flannigan to share how major shifts in CRE are playing out on the ground. 

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Head of Public Policy Jason Cole provides his latest briefing from Washington. Jason updates the team on critical policy developments impacting markets and shaping the Trump administration’s economic agenda. Jason joins SVP of Investment Research Andrew Korz and Investment Research Associate Alan Flannigan to cover the uncertain path forward for tariffs, the looming government shutdown and the evolution of U.S. industrial policy in an AI-driven world.

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Who stands to be the biggest loser if free trade starts to unwind? Who stands to gain?  

Chief Market Strategist Troy A. Gayeski, CFA dives into his latest strategy note on what trade policy may mean for equities and how investors can respond.  

Troy joins Content Strategist Harrison Beck to outline his frameworks for understanding the current tariff-inflected environment. He examines the contributing factors of the GDP, U.S. consumer and bank strength, and the concept he coined to describe this kind of market upheaval, “The Galactic Mean Reversion.” 

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We dive deep into the defining trends shaping private markets in the first episode of our midyear Private Markets Outlook series. Join Andrew Korz, Senior Vice President of Investment Research, and Alan Flannigan, Investment Research Associate, as they explore the forces driving the new private markets imperative: pursuing alpha through specialization and operational excellence.  

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Follow the value, not the herd: The new private markets imperative
U.S. exceptionalism: At a crossroads
Secondaries in first place: A compelling access point in private equity 

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Join Senior Vice President of Investment Research Andrew Korz and Investment Research Associate Alan Flanigan as they explore what the latest developments in tax reform, trade policy and fiscal policy mean for the U.S. fiscal outlook and economy. They dive into the latest edition of Mapping the markets and provide clarity on what it means for investors.

Mapping the markets: Q2 2025
Is private credit a bubble?

Private credit: Steady performance through market cycles

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In a new episode of Head to Head, Jennifer Garcia (Private Wealth Advisor and Managing Director of the Garcia Private Wealth Group at Wells Fargo) joins Co-Heads of Distribution Kirsten Pickens and Ryan Robertson to discuss her unique approach to multi-generational wealth management, what it means to lead one of the few all-women teams in financial services and how she prospects for clients.

“So, I have never cold called ever. To me, the goal was to connect with bankers so that they saw my value and then they would bring clients to me. And how could I nurture that relationship? So, that's really how I built my whole practice and still to this day, all the clients I have are from referral sources.”–Jennifer Garcia 

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