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MiB: Michael Lewis on ‘Who is Government’

The Big Picture

His book The Big Short was turned into an Oscar-winning film, alongside his Oscar-nominated books-turned films The Blind Side and Moneyball. We breakdown the ins and outs of government and his latest book “ Who is Government: The Untold Story of Public Service.”

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Monday links: following a recipe

Abnormal Returns

Asset allocation Asset allocation is not a science. calculatedriskblog.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: reducing portfolio volatility. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The subjects of Michael Lewis' books often go onto lucrative speaking gigs. niemanlab.org)

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MiB: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

This week, we speak with Elizabeth Burton , managing director and client investment strategist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. She advises institutional clients on investment strategies and portfolio objectives, working alongside global client advisers and product strategists across public and private markets.

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In The Long Run, Stocks Outperform Bonds… Or Do They?

Nerd's Eye View

Every document that considers the facts around any particular asset class will invariably include that disclaimer, but constructing a portfolio consisting of a mix of equities, fixed income, and other assets requires investors and advicers to make some fundamental assumptions around long-term expected returns and correlations between assets.

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MiB: Marta Norton, Morningstar Investment Management

The Big Picture

Norton’s responsibilities include equity, alternative and fixed income research, asset allocation, and portfolio management. We discuss how her career evolved from an economist covering PPI at BLS to an analyst at Morningstar to a portfolio manager to CIO. Marta Norton Favorite Books.

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MiB: Savita Subramanian, US Equity & Quantitative Strategy, Bank of America

The Big Picture

She explains what she is concerned about: “The areas that I worry about are that bottomless pit of “unmarked” assets that have doubled or quadrupled in size and asset allocation… Think about the average teacher or firefighter pension plan – it’s 30% illiquid today versus 5% back in the 2000s.

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MiB: Jeffrey Sherman, DoubleLine Deputy CIO

The Big Picture

Sherman oversees and administers DoubleLine’s investment management subcommittee; serves as lead portfolio manager for multisector and derivative-based strategies; and is a member of the firm’s executive management and fixed-income asset allocation committees.