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  • Private Wealth Management

    The A, B, C, and Ds of Medicare

    The Medicare Open Enrollment period is in effect until December 7. Review important considerations, as highlighted in an earlier Medicare presentation with Chapter, a leading Medicare advisory.

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  • Equity Research

    Transforming Specialty Care Management Through AI and Advanced Technology

    Specialty care is evolving. Discover how AI and advanced technology are tackling rising costs and long wait times to deliver improved patient outcomes.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Business Owners Forum: Transition to Liquidity: Tax, Risk, and Opportunity for Founders and Owners

    Chris Brathwaite, partner and director of Pre-Liquidity Planning, and Andrew Hansen with our Founder-Owned Business Advisory team lead a discussion designed for business owners and founders who have recently completed—or are preparing for—a major liquidity event.

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  • Investment Banking

    Aviation Services Industry Update

    Business aviation saw high points in the third quarter, with strong activity across the U.S. and Europe, while Airbus and Boeing ramped production.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Preparing Your Life for Liquidity: Post-M&A Success (Beyond the Financials)

    Business owners planning for a liquidity event often focus on the financials. But preparing for their post-transaction lives is just as important—and less tangible considerations should not be ignored.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Business Owners Forum: M&A Landscape

    Ryan DeVore, Head of Private Wealth Management and Matt Zimmer, Global Head of Investment Banking review the future of M&A, covering topics that include tariffs, interest rates, and regulatory oversight, as well as expectations for multiples and valuations.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Business Owners Forum: Success Beyond Financials Post M&A

    Ryan DeVore, partner, head of Private Wealth Management, and Matt Zimmer, partner, global head of Investment Banking, provide observations, learnings, and ideas for business owners as they prepare for life post-transaction.

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  • Equity Research

    Key Trends Shaping the Future of DevSecOps

    Understand the key trends in the rapidly evolving DevSecOps landscape and opportunities in the next wave of application security.

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  • Investment Management

    Mixed Signals in Brazil

    In São Paulo, Alexandra Symeonidi from our emerging markets debt team found optimism in oil services, mixed signals in steel and iron ore, and lingering pressure in pulp and paper.

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  • Investment Banking

    Leveraged Loan Market Bounces Back From a Spooky Second Quarter

    The leveraged finance market has brought a rollercoaster of emotions in 2025.

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  • Equity Research

    Agricultural Irrigation's Next Chapter: Evolving Irrigation Technologies

    Learn how advanced precision irrigation is addressing global water shortages, driving crop production, and creating compelling investment opportunities.

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  • Equity Research

    How Should We Think About the End of Quantitative Tightening

    In this Economics Weekly, we discuss how quantitative tightening has played out so far and what its ending might mean for financial markets.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Making Friends With the Taylor Rule

    In this Economics Weekly, we discuss why the Fed may have been right to keep rates below the Taylor rule’s policy prescription for the last two decades, and why a structural change in the inflation regime means it may no longer have that luxury.

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  • Investment Banking

    The Pet Supplements Industry Is Booming and Requires More Capacity and Capabilities

    The pet supplements industry is on track for strong continued growth. Meeting future demand will require both additional capacity and enhanced capabilities to stay ahead of intensifying competition—creating opportunities for investors.

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