Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Portfolio management Fund investors prefer managers who stick to their knitting. papers.ssrn.com) Why portfolio managers invest more research into short positions. alphaarchitect.com) How many assets is too many when it comes to trend following? priceactionlab.com) What's the evidence for the R&D factor?

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 3, 2025

Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Brian Hurst founder and CIO of ClearAlpha , a multi strategy hedge fund managing $1 billion in client assets.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 5, 2023

hamiltonlane.com) Portfolio managers love to shift blame for underperforming assets. papers.ssrn.com) Convenience yield, or why collectibles should have a lower return than traditional financial assets. (bloomberg.com) Research Passive investing is making markets less efficient, but. papers.ssrn.com)

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 10, 2025

Prior to founding ClearAlpha, Brian spent 21 years at AQR Capital Management as a portfolio manager, researcher, head of trading, and the firm’s first non-founding Partner. As a senior portfolio manager, he was in charge of over $15 billion in hedge fund assets.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 12, 2023

institutionalinvestor.com) Alternative assets The institutionalization of alternative assets has backfired for most investors. investmentecosystem.com) The dispersion in private equity portfolio returns is not unexpected. riabiz.com) Fund management Diseconomies of scale in fund management are real.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 10, 2023

msn.com) How JP Morgan Asset Management is rolling out AI tools for its analysts and PMs. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org) Portfolio managers Why portfolio managers get fired. alphaarchitect.com) Is there a relationship between manager attractiveness and fund performance?

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The Reformed Broker

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Especially if we’re referring to the past performance of a particular investment strategy, portfolio manager, mutual fund or individual stock. But past performance of asset classes should be well understood. Of course it isn’t. Things change. Stocks have been th.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 12, 2024

 This week, we speak with Cathy Marcus , co-chief executive officer and global chief operating officer of PGIM Real Estate , which manages over $200 billion in assets. She is also co-chair of the board of directors of RealAssetX , PGIM Real Estate’s innovation lab aimed at accelerating advancement in the real assets industry.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 22, 2022

This week, we speak with Marta Norton, Chief Investment Officer for Morningstar Investment Management (MIM ). The firm manages or advises on about $250 billion in advisor assets. Norton’s responsibilities include equity, alternative and fixed income research, asset allocation, and portfolio management.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 11, 2024

awealthofcommonsense.com) Corey Hoffstein talks with Farouk Jivraj, Portfolio Manager and Head of Alternative Risk Premia at Fidelity Investments’ Asset Management Solutions division. podcasts.apple.com) Barry Ritholtz talks with Vincent Aita, Founder and CIO of Cutter Capital Management.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 28, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that younger "DIY" investors are more likely to be interested in working with a human advisor than their older counterparts, suggesting an opportunity for advisors to tap into this demographic (perhaps by setting minimum planning fees that ensure these clients can be served profitably today (..)

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 20, 2024

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Mike Greene, Simplify Asset Management , is below. We have to pay attention to this, and we have to understand why this is potentially a risky asset. Initially I joined to help them manage their equity portfolio. With no further ado, my discussion with simplifies Mike Green.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

demystifyingmarkets.com) Charlie Munger's greatest asset may have been a lifelong friendship. valueandopportunity.com) Fund management DFA's push into ETFs has been more successful than even they expected. etf.com) How much personal trading is too much for a mutual fund portfolio manager?

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Early on in my savings journey I prioritized tax-deferred retirement accounts over all else. I like the ease and simplicity of 401k contributions coming out of my paycheck before it ever even touches my checking account. It’s easy to automate. The set-it-and-forget-it nature of a workplace retirement plan is one of my favorite features.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 8, 2023

The average portfolio manager is driven by emotion and mood and while they talk the value investing talk, in the end they are people who are still judged on a quarterly basis. .” Buffett doesn’t have to worry about his clients asking tough questions because his clients are the actuarial tables.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 3, 2023

(advisorperspectives.com) Managed futures are struggling to keep up YTD. etf.com) Portfolio managers won't outperform if they get it wrong about the biggest seven stocks. wggtb.substack.com) Finance The Apple ($AAPL) Card savings account now has more than $10 billion in assets. are struggling.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 6, 2023

RWM runs over $3 billion in client assets. Our core portfolios are built from mutual funds and ETFs – we are not individual stock pickers. As assets come into the firm, we buy funds for the clients that are in mutual funds, and pro-rata stocks for the clients that use direct indexing. Active portfolio management strategy?

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The Big Picture

MAY 31, 2024

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.

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The Big Picture

MAY 17, 2024

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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The Big Picture

AUGUST 12, 2023

This week, we speak with asset management expert Ted Seides , founder of Capital Allocators. His most recent book is “ Capital Allocators: How the world’s elite money managers lead and invest ;” he is also the host of the popular “ Capital Allocators” podcast , which reached 16 million downloads in June.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 28, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study found that at a time when the number of SEC-registered broker-dealers and their registered representatives is declining, the number of SEC-registered RIAs, their assets under management, and the number of (..)

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

 This week, we speak with Andrew Slimmon , managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management , where he leads the Applied Equity Advisors team. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in 1991 as an adviser in private wealth management, and later served as chief investment officer of the Morgan Stanley Trust Co.

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The Big Picture

JULY 13, 2023

New York Times ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Tom Wagner, Co-Portfolio Manager at Knighthead Capital. He is a co-investor with football legend Tom Brady in several sports assets, including a Pickleball team , Birmingham City FC in the English Football League, and an endurance auto racing team.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The firm launched in 2019 with around $2 billion in initial assets, and became one of the fastest-growing emerging funds over the past few years. They now manage $7 billion in assets. Previously, he worked as a Portfolio Manager at Citadel Global Equities and as an Analyst at Millennium Management.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Michael Rockefeller , Co-Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Woodline Partners , managing $7 billion in assets. Launched in 2019 with around $2 billion in initial assets, it was one of the fastest-growing emerging funds over the past few years.

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Meb Faber Research

AUGUST 12, 2022

The post Ehren Stanhope, O’Shaughnessy Asset Management – The Great Inflation, Factors, and Stock Returns (The Best Investment Writing Volume 6) appeared first on Meb Faber Research - Stock Market and Investing Blog.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Investors have lots of questions when allocating to this trading asset class, including how much capital do you need? What percentage of your portfolio should be allocated? Chasing that performance has led the hedge fund space to swell to over 5 trillion in assets today, with forecasts topping 13 trillion globally by 2032.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of wealth management, a financial advisor's value proposition was relatively explicit, typically focusing on a limited range of portfolio management activities (e.g., selling and trading) or on sales-oriented advice that centered on implementing insurance products.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 9, 2024

Statman is a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Portfolio Management, the Journal of Wealth Management, the Journal of Retirement, the Journal of Investment Consulting and the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. His new book is “ A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance.”

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2022

Matthew is the Founder and CIO of Lansing Street Advisors, an independent RIA based in Ambler, Pennsylvania that oversees $160 million in assets under management for 60 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Matthew Topley.

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The Big Picture

JULY 14, 2023

Defector ) • How Mission: Impossible Became the Last Great Stunt Franchise : Over the past 27 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise became the final stronghold for “real action.” ( Inverse ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business today with Tom Wagner, Co-Portfolio Manager at Knighthead Capital.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 16, 2022

(institutionalinvestor.com) Portfolio management Alpha calculations don't matter if allocators ignore them. blogs.cfainstitute.org) Does adding a trend filter to bonds matter in a portfolio context? klementoninvesting.substack.com) Research Emerging markets act like a big risk-on asset.

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The Big Picture

JULY 18, 2023

Once the largest actively managed ETF with nearly $30 billion in assets under management, the fund has shrunk to roughly $9 billion, mostly due to investment losses.” National Endowment for the Humantiies ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business this week with Tom Wagner, Co-Portfolio Manager at Knighthead Capital.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 26, 2024

This week, we speak with Sarah Kirshbaum Levy , chief executive officer of Betterment , an independent digital investment adviser with $40 billion in assets under management. She discusses how her carrer in media branding and marketing was a perfect background for an online digital asset manager.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 25, 2023

This week, we speak with former hedge fund manager Dominique Mielle, author of 2021’s “ Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds.” Mielle spent two decades as a partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Capital Advisors and was named one of the “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by the Hedge Fund Journal and E&Y.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, even though it is admittedly more time consuming for her firm, Anh conducts extensive due diligence and analysis to integrate structured notes into her client portfolios and ladders them on a rolling quarterly basis so that clients can continuously reinvest at then-current rates and features, why Anh decided (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 8, 2023

Lori is the CEO of LVW Advisors, an independent RIA based in Pittsford, New York, that oversees more than $2 billion in assets under management for over 450 small-to-mid-sized institutions and ultra-high-net-worth families. Welcome back to the 345th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

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