Lonnie S. Jacobs

Associate Director, Research Content


Lonnie S. Jacobs joined WisdomTree in August 2006 as Senior Index Analyst overseeing creation, maintenance and reconstitution of the firm’s passive indexes and actively managed ETFs. In her current role as Associate Director, Research Content, she is focused on supporting the research pipeline and analyzing the impact of global markets on WisdomTree strategies. Lonnie has B.A. in Economics and M.S. in Information Systems.

Latest Insights From Lonnie S. Jacobs

Despite wide-spread concern about the underlying fundamentals of emerging markets and China, small-cap companies are currently outperforming large caps. Lonnie Jacobs and Bradley Krom explain why investors should consider the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.
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For the last decade, U.S. equities have handily outperformed. However, we feel this comparatively short-sighted period of performance-chasing misses a key consideration of prudent investing. In part one of a four-part series, Bradley Krom, Lonnie Jacobs and Brian Manby make the case for international equities.
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If investors are looking for a single catalyst to explain capital markets (and flows) in 2022, our best answer would be the dramatic shift in U.S. real yields. In part two of our market monitor series, Lonnie S. Jacobs explains the underlying calculations and drivers of changes in real yields. 
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2022 has been a challenging year for fixed income markets. In our view, investors will need to continue to remain vigilant in managing risk for the remainder of 2022. To help keep investors apprised of shifts in the market, Lonnie S. Jacobs explores key insights from our daily market monitor.
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For the first time since 2002, the euro traded below parity with the U.S. dollar. Lonnie Jacobs examines four potential scenarios of the impact on U.S. investor total returns in foreign markets. 
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Outside of commodities and the U.S. dollar, investors are struggling to generate positive total returns in 2022. Lonnie S. Jacobs outlines how allocating to dividend payers may lead to higher returns for investors.

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