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As of December 31, 2022

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    WA Short Duration High Income Fund
    
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    WA Massachusetts Municipals Fund
    
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    WA Oregon Municipals Fund
    
    WA Pennsylvania Municipals Fund
    
    National Municipal
    
    WA Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund
    
    WA Managed Municipals Fund
    
    WA Municipal High Income Fund
    
    WA Short Duration Municipal Income Fund

Strategy Update

US Broad Market: Strategy Update

Travis Car reviews the difficulties of 2022 and outlines what we see ahead for our US Broad Market portfolios, including why we are optimistic about performance.

Blog

Feb 03, 2023 ECONOMY

January Jobs Burst Expectations

by Michael J. Bazdarich, PhD

Feb 01, 2023 MARKETS

The Fed May Be Behind the Disinflation Curve

by John L. Bellows, PhD

Jan 31, 2023 MARKETS

Weekly Municipal Monitor—NY State Tax Collections Surprise to Upside

by Dave Fare, CFA

Blog

January Jobs Burst Expectations

Private-sector payroll jobs rose by 443,000 jobs in January, with large gains occurring in essentially every industry. By our lights, this means one of two things for the Fed, depending on its criteria for success and how it’s interpreting today’s numbers, which do indeed require careful analysis.

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Global Credit Monitor
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