In a recent episode of WealthTrack, Consuelo Mack interviewed Gotham Asset Management’s Joel Greenblatt, who shared his thoughts on active and passive investing and how he has combined the two…
"Black Swan" Investor Says Market Increasingly Fragile
Fund managers who oversee contrarian “tail-risk” funds—those created with the objective of preparing for crisis events—say conditions are ripe for a “full-blown financial earthquake,” according to a recent article in…
Southern Europe Weathering Stormy Markets
As market volatility increases, one region that seems to be keeping a firm footing is Southern Europe, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, that says, “If the…
Signs that a Bear Market May Be Coming
A recent article in Barron’s reports that while a flattening yield curve is “no reason to bail out of stocks,” bond yields could provide investors with “a sell signal in…
A Different Definition of Risk
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Investment professionals like to use a myriad of fancy terms to measure risk. The problem with almost all of them is that they are in no…
Ray Dalio on the Odds for Trade and Other Wars
A recent Bloomberg article recounted comments made my Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio on LinkedIn. Here are a few: “Recent geopolitical developments have led me to raise my probabilities of…
Mario Gabelli Isn't Worried About the Passive Trend
During a recent interview with Institutional Investor, Gamco CEO Mario Gabelli shared insights about the current market environment. The article says that Gabelli “isn’t too worried about the trend toward…
Yale Says its Endowment "Crushes" Indexes
The 2017 Yale University annual report argues in favor of active management strategies used by the investment offices of the country’s ivy league schools, according to a recent article in Institutional…
Boring Stocks are Winning
For emerging-market and European equity investors, low-volatility stocks are “paying off by the most in two years,” according to a recent Bloomberg article. “Low volatility—sorting stocks based on the magnitude of…
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