Rodney N. Sullivan, CFA, discusses his recent research on the effects of gender in the sell-side analyst field. Read more
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Top posts from last month included a network analysis of Bloomberg’s Twitter a-list, dire warnings about the Fed’s policies from James G. Rickards, and discussions about alternatives to fiat money. Read more
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The chief investment officer at the Bass Family Office says that the expected quality of a hedge fund manager is a function of additional return, minimal volatility, a bias toward positive returns, and less big blow ups. Read more
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Some of the top articles from last month ask whether technical analysis can boost returns, what the next 20 years have in store for private wealth, and how well the stock market discounts. Read more
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The Graham and Dodd Awards recognize excellence in financial writing and honor Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd for their enduring contributions to the field of financial analysis. Read more
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Arriving at conviction is not just a simple matter of overconfidence, as is typically suggested by the behavioral finance literature. Investment managers construct narratives to understand prospective investments and often run the risk of being married to that story. Read more
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This post uses long time scales of the S&P 500 as a test case for discussing the major tenets of rescaled range analysis, a favorite technique of fractal market analysis, chaos theoreticians, and some technical analysts. Read more
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The basic principle and fundamental motivation in creating the GIPS standards — now officially adopted in 35 countries around the globe — is investor protection, and empowering those who advise investors with the key elements to analyze investment performance results in a comparative method. Read more
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Top posts from last month included tips for manager search and selection, word of wisdom from a veteran small-cap investor, and advice on how to help your clients avoid “financially dysfunctional behavior.” Read more
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Which influential investors should diligent equity investors follow? Should you be following anybody? Read more
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