Drawing on Jasmin Sethi’s comprehensive paper “Should We Have More Annuities?”, an article in Morningstar discusses how annuities might fit into a retiree’s portfolio. Annuities face both legal and practical…
Day: September 27, 2021
Are SPACs An Uncorrelated Asset Class?
SPACs have surpassed IPOs in volume this year, and many advocate them as a new asset class that every investor should add to their portfolio, purporting that they generate superior…
A Cleric Moves Indonesia’s Market
Retail trading in Indonesia has exploded, thanks to Instagram influencers and their millions of followers, contends an article in Bloomberg. One such influencer is Jam’an Nurchotib Mansur, a Muslim cleric…
Wood & Arnott Face Off
Cathie Wood of ARK Invest and Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates faced off at Morningstar’s annual investment conference, as recounted in an article in CityWireUSA. The two star managers have…
Dispelling Myths in the Value vs. Growth Debate with GMO's Ben Inker
After years of struggle, it seemed like the big rebound value investors had been waiting for was upon us in the wake of the 2020 bear market. But recent months…