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Our view of the markets from CIO Matthew Rice, CFA, CAIA: the weekly Market Compass, quarterly outlooks, and our annual capital market assumptions.
Watch · 2026 Capital Market Assumptions
Where we expect markets to go over the next ten years
Each year our Chief Investment Officer, Matthew Rice, CFA, CAIA, presents the capital market assumptions behind every Vistamark portfolio: the expected return, risk and correlation we use for each major asset class, from U.S. and international equities to bonds, private equity, private credit and real assets.
In this presentation he explains how the assumptions are built, what changed from last year and why, and how investment committees, families and advisors should use them when setting asset allocation and spending policy.
Weekly
Market Compass
Market Compass
Market Recap & Outlook: Your Weekly Market Compass – October 9, 2026
Stocks set fresh records this week even as the bond market tested levels not seen in a generation. The S&P 500 notched…
Market Compass
Q3 2026 Market Review: Middle East Conflict, Soaring Yields, and AI
Q3 2026 review: the Iran ceasefire collapsed, the Strait of Hormuz closed again and oil rose about 30%, reversing the…
Market Compass
Market Recap & Outlook: Your Weekly Market Compass – September 25, 2026
The bond market had a forceful week, and equities declined to listen. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped more than 13…
- Market Compass — September 18, 2026
- Market Compass — September 11, 2026
- Market Compass — September 4, 2026
- Market Compass — August 28, 2026
- Market Compass — August 21, 2026
- Market Compass — August 14, 2026
- Market Compass — July 17, 2026
- Market Compass — July 10, 2026
- Q2 2026 Market Review: A Historic Rebound, an Uneasy Peace, and a New Regime at the Fed
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