Asset managers are “increasingly on the hunt for independent boutiques” in the search for alpha and to differentiate themselves “with actively managed strategies that can’t be easily replicated.” The problem,…
Tag: Asset Management
Five Questions: The Future of Asset Management with Meb Faber
Asset Management has become a more challenging place to make a living in the past decade. On the strategy side, alpha has become much more difficult to generate, as skill…
Five Questions: Tackling Some of the Toughest Questions in Investing with Michael Mauboussin
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) There are many skills that can benefit you as an investor. Being smart is certainly an asset, although it can also get you in trouble…
New ETFs Face Nasty, Brutish and Short Lives
An article from Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz shares insights he gathered from industry professionals at the Inside ETFs conference held in February. “New exchange-traded funds must endure a brutal Darwinian…