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Indexing
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The Active Manifesto Kerfuffle
The Active Manifesto Kerfuffle by Clifford Asness, Ph. D. AQR Capital Management, Inc. The recent Sanford Bernstein research…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
An Unusual Thing Happened In August: Only Energy Rose
by Jodie Gunzberg, Global Head of Commodities and Real Assets, S&P Dow Jones Indices For the first time since…
Emerging-Market Benchmarks Miss the Mark
Emerging-Market Benchmarks Miss the Mark by Laurent Saltiel, CIO, Int'l Large Cap Growth, Emerging Markets Growth, AllianceBernstein …
The Consequences of Concentration: 2 – Luck Ascendant
The Consequences of Concentration: 2 – Luck Ascendant by Craig Lazzara, Global Head, Index Strategy, S&P Dow Jones…
There is No Defense of Closet Indexing
There is No Defense of Closet Indexing by Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism Closet indexing occurs when a high…
Why Indexing Works
Why Indexing Works Authors: J. B. Heaton, N. G. Polson, J. H. Witte Cornell University Library (Submitted on…
The Diversification Dividend
by Lars Kroijer, The CFA Institute The world equity portfolio is the most diversified equity portfolio available —…
We Are All Active Investors – Part 2
by Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism Early last year I wrote a post describing the illusion of “passive investing”.…
Three Lessons Learned from Vanguard Investors
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense “This is one of the most important rules of investing.…
The High Cost of Equal Weighting
by Max Moroz and Engin Kose, Research Affiliates Equal-weight indices have two clear advantages: They are easy to…
Do New Backtested index ETFs Outperform the Market?
by The Mathematical Investor Many investors, individual and institutional, have come to the conclusion that index-linked investments are…
Robert Arnott: A Better Mousetrap?
Is there such a thing as a better mouse trap? This week’s Financial Thought Leader guest has created…
3-to-1 Odds Favor Index Investors
by Rick Ferri What do 25%, 25%, 25% and 25% have in common? Besides adding up to 100%,…
