One prominent asset manager says that dominated of today’s market by passive funds and quantitative strategies is creating opportunities for his actively managed funds. This according to an article inInstitutional…
Day: August 6, 2019
Ray Dalio on Unpredictability of Markets
The recent news that Bridgewater Associates’ flagship fund—the Pure Alpha fund—lost 4.9% in the first half of this year should underscore the unpredictability of markets, according to a recent article…
Stock Rally Causing Look-Alike Portfolios
A study by Bank of America Merrill Lynch found an overlap in the top 50 stock holdings among mutual funds and hedge funds. This according to an article inThe Wall…
The Gains and Losses Associated with Locking Up Money
In a recent article for The Wall Street Journal, columnist Jason Zweig discusses the pros and cons of a newly proposed fund called the “Forever Fund” in which investors would…
Black Rock Money Manager on the Retirement Crisis and Climate Change
In a recent Barron’s, Mark Wiseman, head of BlackRock’s equities group, made a strong case for long-term investing and offered solutions to short-termism and the retirement crisis in the U.S.…