The recent success of the so-called magnificent seven stocks has caused plenty of pause for thought so far this year.

In the latest edition of the Asset Allocator Podcast, we speak to James Crocker of Albert E Sharp about why he's so nervous about the magnificent seven and their influence on the wider stock market.

They also weigh up the impact of a looming shift in monetary policy to cutting interest rates and its impact on allocations.

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This week Joseph Wilkins and David Thorpe are joined by Jonathan Griffiths, investment product manager at EBI, to discuss the growing use of factor tilts and which ones he particularly keen on at the moment.

They also discuss the AI boom and how he is approaching that within his portfolios and what he makes of the looming SDR regulations for portfolio managers.

The Asset Allocator Podcast is a weekly series aimed at discretionary fund managers, fund selectors and wealth managers, providing insight into the issues that drive investment decisions.

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In this podcast, Asset Allocator chief reporter Joseph Wilkins, contributing editor David Thorpe and Jason Borbora-Sheen talk about the importance of diversification when it comes to fixed income portfolio construction, and how to understand the current concerns around sticky inflation and a higher-for-longer rate environment. Borbora-Sheen, who is a portfolio manager in the multi-asset team at Ninety One, also explains the "forces driving the higher sensitivity" between equities and fixed income, and why managers need to be flexible in their allocation strategies.

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