…a 2.8% gain for the year as of last November, a standout in its peer group—data from Hedge Fund Research showed that global hedge funds lost 0.1% for the period….
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Howard Marks on Improving Investing Odds
…depends on where we are in the economic cycle—when high in the cycle, risks are high and potential returns are low (the opposite is true early in the cycle). But…
Investors' Big Bet on GE
…S&P Global Market Intelligence), a shift from the recent past “when GE’s biggest buyers were hedge funds.” These investors could provide a much-needed foundation from which the company’s new CEO…
BlackRock Bets on Momentum Strategy Comeback
…late cycle and volatility will be elevated. Neither has been historically kind to momentum.” While Framsted agrees that BlackRock’s position is a “bit counter to current market sentiment,” she argues…
The Damaging Role of Biases in Investing
…happened in 2017 was the new normal. We expected the low volatility to continue. This caused many investors to be shocked by the market correction and rapid rise in volatility…
HSBC Report: Treasuries Still a Haven
…bouts of market volatility have “tested longstanding assumptions about haven assets.” But while the gradual increase in rates might appear to detract from the allure of shorter-term U.S. Treasuries, the…
Fannie and Freddie Bet Paying Off
…“it would conclude the biggest unresolved legacy from the financial crisis—what to do with the failed mortgage-finance companies—and partly determine whether hedge funds wind up profiting from their wagers.” According…
Five Methods for Intangible Asset Valuation
…on royalty and license fees from other market transactions are available.” Multiperiod Excess Earnings Method (MPEEM)– -is a “variation of discounted cash-flow analysis.” MPEEM isolates those cash flows associated with…
Buffett's Letter: Shorter and Less Upbeat
…the brevity of the letter compared to years past, the article notes that the “low word count should be unsettling to Buffett-watchers,” underscoring, for example, the “scant attention” paid to…
Five Questions: An Advisor’s View of Cryptocurrencies with Tyrone Ross
…announced that their new phone will contain a crypto wallet. You’ll start to see more phone makers follow their lead. You can also buy bitcoin now at the Coinstar machines…