…market is also making any corrections seem worse than they are–volatility is now nearly twice the level it has been for the last two years. Julian Emanuel, chief equity and…
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Study Shows Hedge Funds that Research More Earn More
…that hedge funds have a processing advantage and more consistent with the view that public information complements private signals.” Whether the additional research is helping funds on a macro level,…
Analysts Bullish on Pricey Stocks
At a time when stock market volatility has “returned with a vengeance,” analyst optimism seems to be on the uptick. This according to a recent article in CNN Money. The…
AQR's Jeremy Getson is Best-Connected Man in Hedge Funds
A recent article in Institutional Investor profiles Jeremy Getson, AQR Capital Management’s head of North American sales, who “leads a rarefied class of the ultraconnected in a disparate industry, according…
BlackRock's New Suite of Funds to be Led by Robots
Blackrock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is “turning to robots to drive its latest push into active exchange-traded funds,” according to a recent article in Bloomberg. The article reports…
Growth Vs. Value Index Debate Has Ended
…averages”; Growth or value funds also push investors to take noticeably more single-stock risk than broader market averages; “Simply using U.S. small-cap measures such as the Russell 2000 Value or…
Morningstar Studies Why Active Managers Perform Better in Some Periods
…study results, the article says, “demonstrate that differences in investment style between active and index funds can help explain the variation in success rates. However, the data did not follow…
Ed Thorp Interview Highlights
…investments these days, he says, because, “at 85, the marginal value of time is higher and the marginal value of money is lower. These are strong disincentives when I make…
Jeffrey Gundlach's Market Worries
…sorts,” says Gundlach, has emerged in betting against market volatility through the sale of VIX futures. “This trade went bad when stocks corrected in February and volatility spiked.” The common…
Investors Shouldn't be Fooled by Market Calm
…bonds were slammed, while the rest of the market was steadier.” The same holds true, it argues, for those investors would recently bet that volatility would stay low. “Investors,” it…