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Rethinking Asset Growth in Asset Pricing Models

Alpha Architect

Measures of asset growth add considerable explanatory power to asset pricing models, but wait, there’s a twist. Rethinking Asset Growth in Asset Pricing Models was originally published at Alpha Architect. Please read the Alpha Architect disclosures at your convenience.

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Why Held-Away Asset Management Technology Is Being Scrutinized By State Regulators (And How Advisors Can Compliantly Manage Clients’ 401(k) Assets)

Nerd's Eye View

For advisors who want to advise on clients' 401(k) plan assets but who can't manage them directly, there have generally been 2 options. And yet the fact remains that technology like Pontera may still be preferable to the alternatives that exist for advisors to advise on and manage clients' 401(k) assets (e.g., Read More.

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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. We discuss how the traditional “bucketing” approach of crisply defining asset classes can limit opportunities for asset allocators.

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Sunday links: a satellite asset

Abnormal Returns

npr.org) Using Russian sovereign assets to rebuild Ukraine would be unprecedented. (barrons.com) Boeing's ($BA) downfall is a wakeup call. businessinsider.com) Global At least 19,000 Ukrainian children have been spirited away to Russia illegally. axios.com) Why academic freedoms is under attack in India.

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The Threat That Could End Community Banking & What To Do About It

Though only in charge of a small percentage of total assets, they’re disproportionately dominating small business lending. Small business lending is ground zero for this imminent disaster. On the surface, things are going well for community and regional banks and credit unions.

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Monday links: asset allocation magic

Abnormal Returns

Strategy There's nothing magic about asset allocation. obliviousinvestor.com) Do stocks really become less risky over the long run? morningstar.com) Companies Google ($GOOGL) is investing $2 billion in AI player Anthropic. axios.com) Pharmaceutical companies are getting out to the consumer product business.

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Underperforming Your Own Assets

The Big Picture

I have addressed Tax Alpha before ( see this and this ); but Pomp indirectly raised a very different issue: Why do people underperform their own assets? That underperformance between asset class returns and investor returns is the behavior gap. The post Underperforming Your Own Assets appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Test Asset for Integration

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Long-Term Care Considerations in Estate Planning

This article explores the impact of medical/LTC expenses on estate planning objectives, and discusses strategies to keep assets flexible to address needs that may arise while satisfying the objective of transferring wealth to designated beneficiaries.