In an interview with Natixis Investment Managers, Bill Nygren of Harris Associates and the Portfolio Manager of the Oakmark strategy, advised investors not to panic sell their equity investments in…
Tag: Stock Pickers
The S&P 500 Passed Stock-Pickers By in 2021
Though 2021 was overwhelmingly good for the U.S. stock market, most stock-picking fund managers were disappointed by it, contends an article in The Wall Street Journal. While the S&P 500…
Increased Volatility Encourages Stock Pickers
The uptick in market volatility over the past 18 months is leading some individual investors to believe the market has “reached a point where picking the right stocks matters more…
Top Stockpicker Steps Off Hedge Fund Stage
An article in Barron’s reports that Steve Mandel–“the most successful fundamental stock picker of them all”—stepped down as portfolio manager of Lone Pine Capital in January. The article notes that…
Stock-Pickers Know How to Buy, But Not Sell
Most money managers are better at buying than selling, according to an article by Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz. This is the conclusion of a report published in January that concludes:…
Stock-Pickers Beware: Bots Are Here
BlackRock’s March announcement that the firm had reduced its staff of stock pickers to increase its focus on quant strategies may support the consensus that “active management is dying,” but…