Perspectives & Insights Article

Davidson Investment Advisors provides insight into exciting, disruptive, or otherwise new developments anticipated to be impactful to businesses, consumers and society.

The widespread adoption of wearable technology has led to an explosion of information available to better track and treat health conditions. This is making our healthcare system smarter by providing medical and insurance providers more detailed information about patients, and it’s helping spawn new industries such as personalized fitness and medicine.

Relative to the volatility of equity markets, most fixed income investors prefer their portfolios to be comparatively… boring. Davidson Investment Advisors examines rising interest rates and gives insight on how they seek to position and manage bond portfolios in this environment.

Although measures of inflation remain low, markets and financial commentators presume that may be changing soon. Davidson Investment Advisors breaks down the impacts of inflation on both the equity and bond markets, and what it means for investors.

As COVID-related office closures extend beyond their initial expected lives, both employers and employees have learned to embrace the concept of Work from Anywhere: a new reality where as long as an employee has internet and cell service, work can be done.

With the advent of YouTube and other video sites, new methods of instruction have developed, and the amount of knowledge being shared on platforms is enormous. What does this mean for the future of learning?

Our investment team outlines 12 trends to watch for in the coming year.

How much screen time have you had today? American adults now spend over 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening and/or interacting with media. Some people are seeking ways to cut the amount of time they spend using electronics.

As autonomous driving and electric vehicles gain relevance, the business model for the auto industry is transforming, and technology companies are taking a fresh approach with the idea of shared mobility.

As technologies offer new and faster ways for people to “connect” and communicate, the world is experiencing a growing trend toward self-selected isolation, automation and even an outright preference to avoid human interaction. As a result, service and convenience are increasingly viewed as “better” when the person requiring service does not have to actually deal with another human being. In fact, many of the companies with the highest-rated customer service are now technology companies that...