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Benchmarking Your Portfolio May Have More Risk Than You Think
by Lance Roberts, RIA During ripping bull markets, investors often start benchmarking. That is comparing their portfolio’s performance…
Indexing Dilutes Capitalism
by Robert M. Almeida, Global Investment Strategist, MFS Investment Management Rob Almeida examines how indexation has amplified the…
Nobody Controls Risk in an Index
by Craig Basinger, Chief Market Strategist, Purpose Investments Inc. There has been much chatter over the past couple…
The Indexing Timebomb
by Jared Dillian, The 10th Man Last week, I spoke at the Mississippi CFA Society’s annual forecasting event.…
Study the Performance of Global Size Benchmarks
by Rachel Du, S&P Dow Jones Indices The S&P Global BMI serves as a benchmark that measures global…
Happy Birthday to Low Vol and High Beta!
by Fei Mei Chan, S&P Dow Jones Indices The S&P GSCI will commemorate its 30th anniversary in April…
A Quiet End to a Strong Quarter for Commodities
by Fiona Boal, S&P Dow Jones Indices The S&P GSCI will commemorate its 30th anniversary in April 2021…
Opportunity Does Not Equal Attainment
by Anu Ganti, S&P Dow Jones Indices We’ve previously argued that most managers should prefer above-average correlation, because…
Concerned about Inflation? Here’s a Tip
by Jim Wiederhold, S&P Dow Jones Indices The newly launched S&P GSCI (U.S. 10-Year TIPS) TR was designed…
The Shift to Passive in India
by Tyler Carter, S&P Dow Jones Indices In 2020, the Indian ETF market continued to expand, finishing the…
Exploring Equal Weight’s Impact on Risk/Return
by S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices What are the potential risk/return benefits of the S&P…
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Part II
by Bill Hao, S&P Dow Jones Indices In the previous blog, we introduced SPACs and discussed market trends…
Man Bites Dog: The Year for Active Management?
by Craig Lazzara, Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices For at…
S&P 400 and S&P 600: Why Consider
by Erika Toth, Director, Institutional & Advisory, Eastern Canada, BMO Asset Management, via Indexology Most investors are familiar…
Oscillations in Opportunity
by Anu Ganti, Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices 2020 was a year of two…
