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Upcoming events
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Speakers  Mike Reidy and Scott Smith
1Q 2026 Principal® LifeTime update
Quarterly review of active, hybrid, and passive target date portfolios.
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Speakers  Rich Hill and Erin Kerr
Inside Real Estate 2026 outlook
Our commercial real estate outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the year ahead.
Catch up on past events
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Speaker  Seema Shah
1Q 2026 Global Market Perspectives
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
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Speakers  Todd Everett , Michael Goosay , Todd Jablonski, CFA , George Maris, CFA and Seema Shah
2026 Principal Perspectives
As investors look toward 2026, questions around inflation, interest rates, and global economic uncertainty remain front and center. Our experts share what’s driving markets today—and their perspectives on what’s next.
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Speaker  Seema Shah
4Q 2025 Global Market Perspectives
Explore themes most likely to play a part in shaping portfolios during 4Q25.
Recent insights
Industrials: An AI beneficiary with broader catalysts
Industrials offer AI exposure, diversification, and structural tailwinds beyond tech.
A new flashpoint in U.S/Europe trade relations
U.S.–EU trade tensions rise as tariffs tied to Greenland spark market and policy uncertainty.
2026 Direct Lending Outlook
Explore what’s ahead in our 2026 Direct Lending Outlook and how investors can position for the year ahead.
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