Economic and Market Outlook

• March 6, 2012: ICE Overhang Warrants Short-term Caution  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides a review of the market’s ICE factors ( Iran, China and Europe) as well as a fundamental and technical analysis  of the S&P 500 Index given the market’s run up since last autumn.
   
• February 21, 2012: Reading the Technical Tea Leaves  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides a review of how the S&P 500 has performed in recent months and assesses the state of the equity market..
   
• February 1, 2012: The January Effect  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides a review of Economic Indicators released last month and discusses the market’s relative historical performance in January.
   
• January 25, 2012: The New Dawn: A Long-Term Equity Outlook  
  As a follow-up to his yearly outlook, Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides a long-term outlook for 2012 through 2015.
   
• January 12, 2012: 2012 Economic Outlook  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides a new outlook for the year ahead. Learn more about key economic themes for 2012 and why he thinks the next major secular bull market should start its upward move within the next 1 to 3 year period. 
   
• December 8, 2011: European Debt Crisis Update  
  Europe’s leaders are meeting in Brussels this week to attempt to iron out a plan to revolve the Continent’s debt crisis. Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment  Officer, offers his perspective and historical insight. 
   
• November 22, 2011: Reading the Road Map - 2012 Economic Outlook  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an Outlook for 2012 and discusses three potential routes for the U.S. economy:  Slow Growth,  Recession and  Strong Growth. Learn why we believe Route 1 is the most likely pathway ahead.
   
• November 11, 2011: Core problems in Europe: Options, Solutions & Possible Outcomes  
  An in-depth look at Europe’s debt crisis. What are the options, solutions and possible outcomes “over there”?  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment  Officer and Jim Moffett, Chief International Strategist, offer their perspectives and insight.
   
• October 10, 2011: Point of Action: Reducing U.S. Exposure, Adding to Foreign Markets  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, explains why we believe some foreign equity markets may be poised to outperform the U.S. market.
   
• September 23, 2011: Taking Stock in our Thematic Views  
  Bill Greiner, President and Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update to The Long, Hard Slog and other themes he has discussed throughout 2011. Learn why he thinks it is important to reflect on the tough questions that confront market participants and policy leaders.
   
• September 6, 2011: Employment Picture and Market Decline  
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, comments on the recent downside move in the world's equity markets and the latest economic reports from the U.S. and Europe.
   
• August 24, 2011: How Low Can You Go?
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, asserts that investors should focus on quality as the markets swoon due to economic uncertainty and confidence erosion.
   
• August 18, 2011: Recession of Confidence
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, discusses the confidence issue and economic risks currently plaguing the world.
   
• August 16, 2011: L' Evenement Principal
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, examines the systemic risks in Europe and compares them to the situation facing the United States in early 2008.
   
• August 5, 2011: Slumping Towards Mediocrity
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, addresses economic deceleration and adjusts his outlook for full-year GDP growth.
   
• August 4, 2011: Is the Fat Lady Singing?
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, looks at whether or not the U.S. economy is re-entering a recession and addresses other questions which are currently weighing on the market.
   
• August 3, 2011: Reading the Road Map
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, outlines long-dated information pertaining to business cycles, and how capital markets tended to react during those different cycles.
   
• July 28, 2011: Macro Economic Issues with Debt Ceiling Extension
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, discusses the macro economic issues of a debt ceiling extension.
   
• July 25, 2011: Debt Ceiling Issues
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, examines the potential economic and political ramifications of our government leaders raising or not raising the authorized level of outstanding federal debt.
• July 13, 2011: Economic Income Statement and Balance Sheet Issues
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, analyzes the questions facing the world's economies from both a balance sheet and income statement perspective.
• June 30, 2011: The Long, Hard Slog Continues
  At the year's halfway point, Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides his outlook on the state of the global economic environment.
• June 10, 2011: QE3? You Make the Call
  With QE2 nearing its official end, Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, wonders if another round of economic easing is on the horizon.
• June 6, 2011: The Long Hard Slog Continues
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, recaps and responds to the disappointments of the previous week's economic data.
• May 26, 2011: Glass Half Full, Glass Half Empty
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides his thoughts on the current drivers in the investment market.
• May 13, 2011: Changes
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an updated economic outlook in the wake of disappointing first quarter GDP growth rates.
• May 9, 2011: Not all is Silver and Gold
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, discusses recent employment data and activity in the commodity market.
• April 28, 2011: Sell in May and Go Away - Revisited
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, revisits the old Wall Street saw to "Sell in May and go away".
• April 26, 2011: Oil and Gasoline Prices - Close in Economic Impact
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, examines the impact rising oil and gas prices may have on consumption patterns as we head into the summer months.
• April 19, 2011: Tax Day and Credit Rating
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, examines the impact of Standard & Poor's decision to lower its outlook of U.S. federal debt to negative from neutral.
• April 14, 2011: End of Quantitative Easing - Now What?
  As the Fed nears completion of its stated purchase program under QE2, Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, and Tom Laming, Lead Portfolio Manager of the Scout Small Cap Fund, discuss what's next, including whether the economy has the ability to sustain gains in final demand without Federal Reserve activity.
• April 11, 2011: Economic and Market Points
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, recaps recent events of the past and provides an update on expectations for interest rates, inflation and financial asset prices.
• March 28, 2011: Oil - Sustainable Upward Move?
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update on oil and energy prices.
• March 23, 2011: Japan, Libya and the Correction
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update on the current situation in Japan and Libya, as well as his thoughts on a market correction.
• March 11, 2011: Correction? Is it Upon Us?
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, differentiates between a bear market and a market correction and presents the case for whether the current setback is temporary or long-term in nature.
• March 9, 2011: A Parade of Events
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update on MENA, oil, sentiment and consumers income.
• March 3, 2011: View from the Front Lines
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, shares economic insight gained from conversations with business and community leaders in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and Arizona.
• February 18, 2011: Ben is Getting His Wish (and Other Things)
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update on Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index data recently released.
• January 26, 2011: Short-Term Risks Rising
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides an update on short-term risks.
• January 5, 2011: Our Stand
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides his thoughts on Scout's outlook versus "the street."
• January 5, 2011: Longer-Term View: Secular Bear Market and Status of "Long Hard Slog"
  Bill Greiner, President & Chief Investment Officer of Scout Investments, provides his long-term perspective for 2011.