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  • Equity Research

    The Rise of Neoclouds: Powering the Next Phase of AI

    Neoclouds are emerging as a key part of the AI infrastructure ecosystem. Jason Ader, co-group head of technology, media, and communications research at William Blair, discusses what’s driving their rapid growth, how inference and AI agents are expanding demand, and the opportunities and risks that could determine which providers emerge as long-term challengers to traditional hyperscalers.

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  • Equity Research

    The New Market Backdrop: Stronger Growth, Tighter Labor, and Higher Rates

    A stronger economy and persistent inflation are creating a new playbook for investors.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    The A, B, C, and Ds of Medicare

    Medicare Open Enrollment ends December 7. Here's what you should know about coverage options, costs, and deadlines before you make your decisions.

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  • Private Wealth Management

    Do You Need a Family Office?

    Isidora Lagos, director of Family Office Solutions at William Blair, explains how families can assess their complexity, define the purpose of their wealth, and choose the right kind of family office.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Where Have All the Foreign Profits Gone

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal examines what has changed, why the foreign share of U.S. corporate profits has collapsed, and what that means for investors.

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    Private Wealth Management

    Spousal Lifetime Access Trust

    The SLAT is a type of irrevocable trust used to transfer wealth outside your estate in which one spouse creates a trust for the benefit of the other spouse and his/her heirs.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Record Profits, Lagging Pay

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal looks at why pay has lagged in a tight labor market, and what that means for the Fed and for investors.

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  • Client Focus

    Behind the Business of Women’s Sports

    Growing investment has helped reshape the business of women’s sports. Now, investors are looking more closely at what separates one opportunity from another.

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  • Client Focus

    The Business of Making a Difference

    William Blair Chief Operating Officer Beth Satterfield explains how business leaders can use their experience, perspective, and relationships to drive community impact—and why the benefits often flow both ways.

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  • Equity Research

    What’s Winning the Consumer Over?

    Consumers continue to spend—but increasingly on their own terms. William Blair Equity Research explores how changing perceptions of price, quality, and value are reshaping the consumer landscape.

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  • Brent Gledhill
    Client Focus

    CEO Perspective: Shifting Influence, Emerging Opportunities

    In a landscape dominated by fast-moving headlines, the most meaningful opportunities tend to develop gradually. Brent Gledhill examines the long-term shifts shaping wealth, consumer behavior, business, and communities.

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  • Client Focus

    Building on Our Approach to Women’s Wealth

    The Women’s Wealth Advisory builds on the firm’s longstanding approach to personalized wealth management—bringing together resources and guidance to meet women wherever they are in their financial lives.

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  • Client Focus

    Finding Opportunity in What’s Missing

    An unmet need can be the starting point for a business. Three founders share what they saw in the market and what it took to build something different.

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  • Investment Banking

    Another Quarter, More Growth for Secondaries

    Despite persistent macro headwinds, momentum continues in the secondary market and industry insiders have adjusted their expectations upward yet again.

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