Posts by Julia Mord

Market Commentary | Insights Blog

Implications of the U.S. Arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

This past weekend U.S. Special Forces launched a large-scale military operation in Venezuela and in the process captured and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores....
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Year-End Update and 2026 Investment Outlook

Calendar year 2025 delivered strong equity market returns globally, continuing the outsized performance of the past two years. In the U.S., the S&P 500 index returned 17.9 percent. Not to be outdone,...
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Commonfund OCIO Point of View

Episode 8 In this episode of the Commonfund OCIO Point of View podcast, Julia Mord, Chief Investment Officer, Commonfund OCIO, discusses the current state of capital markets with Aaron Miller,...
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Fiscal Year-End and Mid-Year 2025 Market and Investment Review

Institutional investors aim to construct long-term asset allocations to withstand bouts of short-term volatility and periods of market uncertainty. This concept was certainly tested in fiscal year...
Market Commentary | Podcasts

Commonfund OCIO Point of View

Episode 7 In this episode we cover our macro-economic outlook, the markets have rebounded significantly, while concerns about tariffs have lessened. However, global growth has been downgraded,...