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Bringing Circular Fashion to Market

Investors are helping clothing and footwear designers scale innovations for circular fashion. How five companies are leveraging the capital markets to make the fashion industry more sustainable.

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Is an Economic Soft Landing Still Possible?

With the Federal Reserve’s 75-basis-point rate hike last week, the probability of recession has doubled and stocks are under increasing pressure. How should investors prepare for what may come next?

Investment Management

Value Stocks Opportunities

Value investors should watch three key areas of investing opportunities in stocks, according to Eaton Vance portfolio managers.

Wealth Management

How Can Investors Prepare for a ‘Profits Recession’?

Corporate profits may not be as resilient as investors would like to think. Why weaker earnings—and more volatility—may be ahead.

Stronger for Longer: E-commerce Growth

Learn why there’s a disconnect between beat up e-commerce stocks and long-term opportunities for growth that is stronger for longer.

A New Era of Innovation at Ford: Jim Farley, CEO

Watch as Morgan Stanley gets an inside look at why Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford, is gearing up for a new era of transportation.

Investment Management

S&P 500 Earnings: Understated?

Companies are investing more in non-physical assets, which complicates stock valuations. How can investors adjust?

Institute for Sustainable Investing

2022 Sustainable Solutions Collaborative Winners

Meet the five emerging organizations that make up the second cohort of the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative.

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Creating a Circular Economy

Nzambi Matee and Garry Cooper discuss the Circular Economy and how they are working to change our mindset around waste.

Investment Management

Responsible Investing: Assessing ESG in Fashion

Pollution, high carbon footprints and overproduction in the apparel and retail industry are going out of fashion for allocators scrutinizing companies’ environmental and social impact. Investors from Calvert discuss analyzing sustainability in the fashion industry and challenges along its supply chain.

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Putting Recession Fears in Perspective

Are recent indicators of slowing growth a warning sign of impending recession or perhaps something less ominous?

Fashion Industry: Reduce, Resale and Refurbish

Apparel makers are doubling down on innovations and initiatives to curb their carbon intensity. Here are 5 sustainable fashion trends to watch.

Wealth Management

Preparing for a More Automated World

Aging populations and lower technology costs are driving companies to invest more in automation. What it could mean for your portfolio.

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Should Investors Start to Prepare for Recession?

The odds of a recession in the next year are rising. Three reasons to heed the warning signs, and how investors can prepare.

2022 Midyear Investment Outlook: Defend and Diversify

Morgan Stanley's strategists recommend cutting risk, with equal weight across assets. For upside, look to Japan, energy, munis and mortgage-backed securities.

2022 Midyear Economic Outlook: Slowing or Stopping?

Global economic activity is slowing sharply, putting the brakes on 2022 growth. Here’s the outlook from Morgan Stanley’s economists.

Goodbye, Gig Economy. It’s a Multi-Earner Era

What was once the “gig economy” has evolved to become the multi-earner era. A look at what this paradigm shift could mean for workers, employers and investors.

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Making Sense of Tumultuous Markets

Wild swings in U.S. stocks have left investors whiplashed and wondering what’s next. Three reasons to take caution ahead.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Host to Host: A Conversation with Sonari Glinton

Carla sits down with fellow Morgan Stanley podcast host and journalist Sonari Glinton to discuss their experiences of equity in the economic landscape.

At Scale Podcast

Local Experts, Global Solutions

Marginalized people often suffer the most from climate change or pollution. Their voices are also key to finding more sustainable solutions or us all.

Banking on Climate Transition

Global wholesale banks face many challenges in the short term, but there are significant opportunities unfolding over the next three to five years. One of the biggest: Decarbonization

Wealth Management

Why Investors Need to Watch the Rising Dollar

As the U.S. dollar strengthens against other major currencies, investors may be overlooking the potential risks to markets and the economy.

Leveraging Disruption to Save the Planet

Alums of our Multicultural Innovation Lab, an in-house accelerator for diverse-led tech startups, are finding innovative ways to curb carbon and promote sustainability.

Wealth Management

Why Markets Remain Vulnerable

Investors may be making flawed assumptions about the path of inflation, monetary policy and earnings. What that could mean for markets.

How Much Is Too Much Screen Time for Kids?

What are the effects of increased screentime on kids during the pandemic? Morgan Stanley-funded researchers are finding out.

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How Investors Can Drive Positive Change

Learn 10 ways your decisions as an investor can help drive impactful outcomes for people and the planet.

Questioning History: An Artist Asks, 'Whose Stories Are Preserved?'

Museums are places that preserve and present culture. But historically, not everyone’s culture was valued enough to be preserved. A new commission displayed in London and sponsored by Morgan Stanley asks why.

Coming Together for Children's Mental Health

Learn what a panel of experts tapped by the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health recommends to fight the spike in mental illness among kids.

At Scale Podcast

From the Ground Up: A Soil Solution

Soil may be the most underrated weapon against climate change and biodiversity loss. How can investing in it create a more sustainable future?

Investment Management

The Future of Sustainable Fixed-Income Investing

As the market for sustainable bonds grows, Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s fixed-income leaders discuss why the asset class is becoming so important for ESG investors and what key trends to watch.

Housing Outlook 2022: Prices Rising, Not Bubbling

Rising mortgage rates have historically put the brakes on home-price appreciation, but this housing market is like no other. Record-low supplies, years of conservative lending and other factors suggest that home prices should continue appreciating, though at a slower pace.

Earth Day 2022: Investing in Our Planet

Companies and investors are harnessing the scale of capital markets to help combat climate change and plastic waste while performing well financially.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Amplifying Asian American Voices

Charlene Kaye and Bing Chen discuss the lack of AAPI representation in entertainment and how they have pushed forward the conversation in music, film, and beyond.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Coast Haven Brokerage Wins 2022 Sustainable Investing Challenge

Graduate students from University of Cambridge took the top prize with their proposal to help protect and restore mangrove forests.

Wealth Management

Are Equity Investors Ignoring Economic Realities?

Recent strength in the equities market may be nothing more than a bear-market rally. Why investors should proceed with caution.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Guiding the Global Economy to Net-Zero

Learn steps to transition finance to fight climate change from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, formed by Prince Charles.

Is a Recessionary Signal Flashing Red?

Inverted yield curves have historically indicated that a recession is looming, but Morgan Stanley economists think this inversion is different. Here’s what investors need to know.

Wealth Management

3 Reasons for Caution in Today’s Markets

Many investors seem optimistic the Fed can steer the economy back to stable growth and low interest rates. Is this wishful thinking?

Amid Russia-Ukraine: Energy Transition or Energy Security?

The war in Ukraine has investors wondering if they should focus on energy security or the transition to clean energy. Here's why the two aren't mutually exclusive.