Jim Lydotes flips the timer on 1) small cap capex, 2) Voya’s Grassroots Research® on cyber spending, 3) an interesting setup for specialty chemicals.
In more concentrated markets, portfolios are often shaped more by benchmarks than by conviction—requiring a more deliberate, analytics-driven approach to managing risk.
Three numbers tell the small cap story right now: Earnings, valuations, and rates. It’s a setup that deserves attention.
The defense sector is undergoing a structural realignment, catalyzed by geopolitical volatility, technological disruption, and shifting transatlantic security dynamics.
As AI-powered cyber threats grow smarter and faster, new defensive AI capabilities are stepping up, turning the battle for digital security into a race of autonomous minds.
As the government freeze stalls new issues, pent-up demand may spark a flurry of activity once the IPO market reopens.
Voya’s investment leaders debate the Fed rate cycle, policy questions, and the widening effect of AI’s massive, global buildout.
After a volatile start to the year, we see opportunities as markets focus on President Trump’s deregulatory agenda, tech’s unrelenting rise, and Europe’s defense surge.