July 15, 2026
Commentary: NCM Core Global
Portfolio Manager Phil D'Iorio, MBA, CFA reviews the Q2 2026 market performance, analyzing key themes including global economic resilience, strong corporate earnings, and the outlook for the remainder of the year.
"We enter the second half of the year with cautious optimism. The underlying drivers of growth remain firm and suggest to us that the global expansion remains intact despite an increasingly complex geopolitical backdrop."
Author
Phil D'Iorio, MBA, CFA
I search around the globe for best-of-breed companies trading at attractive valuations. And I spend a significant amount of time thinking about portfolio construction to ensure that the portfolio is optimized to reflect where we are in the cycle.