| 2Q2021 |
| Welcome to Spark. Each quarter, explore latest insights from across Mesirow that are driving the interconnected success of our clients, communities and culture. In this issue, our teams of experts highlight capital markets trends, economic and market recovery, and civic engagement initiatives during this time of unprecedented change and challenge. |
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Capital Markets Brief
We end this first quarter of 2021 striving to maintain a disciplined balance in a volatile world.
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Is early retirement right for you?
Over the past year, life has changed. Our wealth planning experts review the reasons 68% of Americans exit the workforce before age 66.
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Wrong way bonds
Bob Sydow, Mesirow High Yield Fixed Income CIO and Portfolio Manager, explains why high yield bond prices uniquely move up when Treasury rates rise.
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A look at caste, class and structural racism
YWCA CEO Dorri McWhorter leads a discussion around Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” in an event hosted by Mesirow’s Employee Resources Groups
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Mesirow recognized in 2021 Best Places to Work
For the fourth consecutive year, Crain’s Chicago Business recognizes Mesirow, with an overall employee engagement score of 94%.
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