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Four for the Quarter: Top questions investors are asking right now

This timely conversation from the Chief Investment Office explores the market trends and investment risks investors are focused on right now.

Watch the Q4 2026 edition of Four for the Quarter, featuring Chief Investment Officer Chris Hyzy and Senior Investment Strategist Lauren Sanfilippo.

In this quarterly outlook conversation, Chris and Lauren address investors’ top questions about the markets and economy. Building on insights from the Chief Investment Office and themes from throughout the year, they explore the developments shaping investor sentiment, market performance and investment decisions.

Whether you’re evaluating potential investment opportunities, monitoring market risks or assessing your portfolio’s positioning, this conversation provides context and perspective on today’s investment landscape.

Trending topics:

The midterm election
Recent signals from credit markets
Potential implications of the conflict with Iran
Artificial intelligence’s impact
What the CIO is seeing in global currencies and bonds
Lessons from the 2026 market rotation
What investors should watch for in 2027

Featuring:

Chris Hyzy

Chief Investment Officer
Merrill and Bank of America
Private Bank

Lauren Sanfilippo

Senior Investment Strategist
Chief Investment Office
Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank

Keep watching: Catch up on previous installments of Four for the Quarter below. And coming soon, look for the 2027 Year Ahead Outlook webcast from the Chief Investment Office, offering expert views on what’s ahead for investors in 2027.

About the Outlook series: The Chief Investment Office’s Outlook series brings together its signature semiannual Year Ahead and Midyear Outlooks with the quarterly Four for the Quarter. Each edition draws on the CIO’s market and economic analysis to interpret the forces shaping portfolios and separate meaningful developments from short-term noise. Investors get an informed perspective on evolving risks, emerging trends and the investment considerations ahead.

The Chief Investment Office (CIO) provides thought leadership on wealth management, investment strategy and global markets; portfolio management solutions; due diligence; and solutions oversight and data analytics. CIO viewpoints are developed for Bank of America Private Bank, a division of Bank of America, N.A., (“Bank of America”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S” or “Merrill”), a registered broker-dealer, registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”).

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