According to my guest today, the lagging effects of central bank tightening will lead to a further deceleration in growth, a mild U.S. recession, anemic growth in Europe, but more resilience in emerging markets. Past episodes of high U.S. inflation suggest it will take about two years to bring core inflation down by half from its peak level. Equity valuations are stretched, particularly in big tech. Monetary authorities have decreased their support. And governments have probably already reached the limits of the fiscal stimulus they can provide. Given those challenges, you will learn about the opportunities for investors across a range of asset classes. There are quality U.S. and international stocks that trade at reasonable valuations and stand to benefit from important technology and secular trends. The expectation of lower interest rates in the future is creating opportunities in fixed income markets. That is in longer duration and in niche parts of the market like cat bonds and agencies.  - Here are links for more information about Marco and Amundi US: Amundi Website- https://www.amundi.com/usinvestors Marco’s LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/authwallAmundi US site- https://www.amundi.com/usinvestors/Insights/Research-Insights  Equities are the building blocks of any successful portfolio. Advisors must understand the best way to wield equities if they want to succeed. Join VettaFi and other industry-leading experts on Wednesday, MARCH 13 for their “Equity Symposium!” Register for Free at etftrends.com/webcasts/equities-symposium-2024