In Closing We hope you find this year’s Capital Markets Forecast informative in understanding what is realistic to expect in the market in 2022 and what possibilities exist to achieve portfolio goals. As portfolios ride the market cycles in periods of high inflation, low inflation, and even negative inflation, it is important to ensure they are set up to achieve goals in an environment with low interest rates and potential growth challenges. This is especially the case looking forward given the possibility of changes in both cost of living and tax rates, though recent developments in Washington D.C. suggest the latter may be less likely to occur. Nevertheless, accounting for all possibilities to inflation and tax rates will allow us to effectively balance portfolio risk and spending needs to build better portfolios for both today and decades in the future. Though none of us can predict the future, time-tested research methods and innovative thinking provide pathways to move forward.
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