Outlook 2018: Markets and Economies

Capital Group's annual Outlook is a widely anticipated watch/listen/read within the investment community. Listen to this 2018 podcast rendition and learn whether global equities are still attractive during this protracted bull market, how fixed income assets might react to rising interest rates and how the economic outlook is shaping up for developed and emerging markets.

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Rob Lovelace is vice chairman of Capital Group and an equity portfolio manager. He has 31 years of investment experience, all with Capital. He holds a bachelor's in geology from Princeton and is a CFA charterholder.

David Hoag is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 29 years of investment experience, 25 with Capital. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College.

Darrell Spence is an economist at Capital Group. He has 24 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Occidental College, where he graduated cum laude.

Will McKenna moderates the panel. He has 21 years of experience in the investment business, 16 with Capital Group. Before that, he was at Mercer Management Consulting in New York. Will holds a BA from Princeton.

Your host Matt Miller is the policy and communications advisor for Capital Group. An author and former Washington Post columnist, Matt was co-host of the public radio program Left, Right & Center.

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Related: 2018 Outlook: Time for Balance and Flexibility

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