…Funds New Perspective fund, which is run by a team located in the U.S., U.K., and Asia. The managers come from two company subsidiaries and run the fund in separate…
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4 Questions to Ask Before Selling in a Volatile Market
…investment?” – “Strategic reasons to sell make sense regardless of market conditions,” but “if you’re selling out of fear, that’s letting market volatility dictate your strategy.” “How does a…
Top Hedge Fund Wins by Controlling Risk and Seeing the Big Picture
…is more volatile than the Associates fund. Sandler “generally makes small wagers on 75 to 100 positions on both the long and short side,” which helps him control volatility, especially…
Dividend Paying Stocks Could be Riskier Than You Think
…which Convergex strategist Nicholas Colas describes as “the high end of normal.” However, with demand for dividend-paying stocks rising on the low likelihood of further Fed rate increases, that could…
Volatility and Investor Behavior in Today’s Uncertain Market
The PBS Newshour reports on recent market volatility, noting a series of contributing events. Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab said, “a lot of [the current volatility] really is unfisnished…
No Time to be a "Hero" says DoubleLine's Gundlach
…recession in the manufacturing sector globally as well as weakening in the U.S. service sector, noting that if the latter “falls much lower, we would have to say that the…
The Year Ahead: "We Have No Idea," Says Recent Analysis
…mutual funds through September 2015 shows that “active mutual funds . . . performed no better as a group than you would expect if their managers had merely flipped coins.”…
Four Stand-out Managers Over the Long-term
…managed funds that made the list include: Each fund owns less than 65 stocks (the average for actively managed funds is 153); Each trades far less frequently than competitors at…
Turn of the Month Effect Persists with Stock Price Movements
…effect persists, and not only in the U.S. The effect seems to occur because many retirement funds sell stocks at the end of the month to cover withdrawals, then buy…
An Ecosystem of Experts Who Advise Top Hedge Funds
…of consultants who sell their investment beliefs to hedge funds. The funds, hungry for returns or cheap hedges for their portfolios, get fresh ideas that comprise or inform their wagers.”…