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portfolio management
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The upside potential of downside risks
by Jon Lagerstedt and Dr. Brian Jacobsen, Wells Fargo Asset Management Dr. Brian Jacobsen discusses preparing for downside…
December 9, 2016
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...
The Permanent Portfolio
by Michael Batnick, The Irrelevant Investor For the last 35 years, the classic 60/40 portfolio returned 10.5% a…
December 5, 2016
World’s Largest Institutional Investors Expecting More Asset Allocation Changes Over Next Two Years Than In The Past
by Fidelity Canada InstitutionalSM With More Asset Allocation Changes Expected Globally, Institutional Investors May Find Value in Examining…
December 1, 2016
Momentum: Letting the Cheap Get Cheaper?
by Corey Hoffstein, Newfound Research This blog post is available as a PDF here. As an investment strategy,…
November 15, 2016
Factor Shift: What ISN’T Working Anymore
by Jennifer Thomson, Gavekal Capital Regular readers are aware of our research showing that the Knowledge Effect is really…
November 2, 2016
Is That Leverage in My Multi-Factor ETF?
Is That Leverage in My Multi-Factor ETF? by Corey Hoffstein, Newfound Research This blog post is available as…
October 10, 2016
No, You Shouldn’t Invest Like Yale
by Roger Nusbaum, ETF Strategist, AdvisorShares The Yale University endowment recently announced its return for the year ending…
September 29, 2016
A Pressure Release Valve For Your Portfolio
by Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense The markets have a way of making investors fearful whether stocks…
September 2, 2016
Alpha's measurement problem
Alpha's measurement problem by Corey Hoffstein, Newfound Research Summary Alpha is the holy grail of asset management: risk-free…
July 7, 2016
Investors Have Been Twice as Likely to Pick a Stock Down 20% Than Up 20% YTD
Investors Have Been Twice as Likely to Pick a Stock Down 20% Than Up 20% YTD by Eric…
July 7, 2016
White Knuckling It
White Knuckling It By Cliff Stanton and Jeremy Frank, 361 Capital A recent headline in Fundfire proclaimed “Institutions…
July 7, 2016
Clifford Asness: My Factor Philippic
My Factor Philippic by Clifford Asness, Ph. D. AQR Capital Management, Inc. Here is a link to my…
June 27, 2016
Midyear Outlook—part 3: Portfolio positioning as rates rise
Midyear Outlook--part 3: Portfolio positioning as rates rise by Aldo Ceccarelli, CFA, Wells Fargo Asset Management In the…
June 23, 2016
Multi-Step Approach To Evaluate Smart Beta ETFs (6/20/16)
Multi-Step Approach To Evaluate Smart Beta ETFs (6/20/16) by Bob Simpson, Synchronicity Performance Consultants Smart Beta ETFs provide…
June 23, 2016
High yield plays a supporting role
High yield plays a supporting role by Matt Tucker, CFA, Head of Fixed Income, Blackrock Matt Tucker takes…
June 9, 2016