A recent article in Barron’s outlines recent research by “modern-day Socrates” Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, which suggests “index-fund managers are willfully ignoring low-hanging alpha—the ability to beat the…
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Rob Arnott Steers Clear of FAANG Stocks
A recent Forbes article offers a recap of an interview with Research Affiliates’ founder and CEO Rob Arnott, including his insights regarding the market and “smart beta” investing. Here are…
Market Experts Offer Predictions for 2018
A recent article in Money shares the views of a panel of market experts (including Rob Arnott, Jim Paulsen and Liz Ann Sonders, among others) regarding the state of the…
Podcasts of the Week: Pysh, Arnott & Thaler
By Jack Forehand — With so many great investing podcasts out there, it can be difficult to identify the best ones. Through our new Podcasts of the Week segment, I…
Arnott Says U.S. Stocks are "Dead Money"
The founder and CEO of Research Affiliates argues that investors should load up on emerging market stocks and sell off overpriced U.S. equities, according to a recent Barron’s article. In…
Smart Beta Investing May Not Be So Smart
A new study has raised questions as to whether smart beta mutual funds, which are on course to reach $1 trillion in assets by the end of 2017, are as…
Index Fund Pioneer Warming to Computer-Generated Trading
Princeton economics professor Burton Malkiel, who started the first passive index fund for Vanguard in 1976, has experienced a “remarkable change of heart,” according to a recent article in the…
Rob Arnott Says U.S. Stock Valuations Are a Worry
Rob Arnott, founder and CEO of Research Affiliates, says investors should “avoid U.S. stocks and buy emerging market equities to outperform in the coming years,” according to a recent CNBC…
Rob Arnott Questions Use of the Smart Beta Strategies He Pioneered
Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates LLC, published a paper earlier this month in which he questions the use of some “smart beta” investment strategies he pioneered, according to a…
The Math of Stock Picking Works Against Active Managers
The concentration of gains in a minority of index fund holdings—a statistical concept called positive skew—makes it extremely difficult for active managers to beat benchmarks, according to a recent Bloomberg article. Research…