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Q2 2025 Stock Market Recap
In our 2Q 2025 podcast, Julie Biel, Chief Market Strategist, shares her perspective on the market’s sharp rebound, driven by investor enthusiasm for generative AI and a more measured tone on tariffs from the administration. She discusses how growing uncertainty around tariffs has prompted many companies to scale back capital expenditures. Her insights offer a timely look at how policy signals and emerging technologies are shaping market behavior and investor sentiment.
KAR Contributors: Julie Biel, Ben Falcone
Listen to the full discussion in episode 287 of KayneCast or read the complete Q2 2025 Market Review Summary.
Q1 2025 Strategy Review
Episode 288: Meeting the Bar – For Now
KAR Small Mid Cap Core
Contributors: Julie Kutasov, Ben Falcone
Episode 289: Too Early to Tell
KAR Small Cap Quality Value Core
Contributors: Julie Kutasov, Ben Falcone
Episode 290: Never a Dull Moment
KAR Mid Cap Sustainable Growth
Contributors: Chris Armbruster, Ben Falcone
Episode 291: Making Cents of the Weakening Dollar
KAR International Small Cap
Contributors: Hyung Kim, Ben Falcone
Episode 292: The Low Quality Storm
KAR Mid Cap Core
Contributors: Jon Christensen, Ben Falcone
Episode 293: A Moving Target
KAR Small Cap Core
Contributors: Jon Christensen, Ben Falcone
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