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Humans vs. Machines: The Stress Management Edge
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Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed… READ MORE ›

The VIX Mirage and the Portfolio Insurance Paradox
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The recent swings in equity performance mean that portfolio managers must adapt to volatility and plan their investments carefully.

Antti Ilmanen Describes a Harsh Winter for Expected Returns
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AQR's Antti Ilmanen sees three distinct investing scenarios in the future: Slow pain, fast pain, or 2008 all over again. What are investors to do?

Raised Expectations, Lowered Rates of Return
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Antti Ilmanen, a principal at AQR Capital Management, says everything is expensive because interest rates are at all-time lows.

Investing in a Market Maelstrom
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The 2016 Middle East Investment Conference will convene amid a market maelstrom of volatile oil prices, negative interest rates, geopolitical drama, and national budget revisions.

Building a Valued Service Culture in Investment Management
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Dan Ariely set out to remind the 300 investment professionals at this year’s European Investment Conference of two simple facts:

The Middle Office Strikes Back
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Spectacular advances in computer-processing power, visualization methodologies, and other innovative techniques are now eroding boundaries among risk, performance, and investment decision-making professionals.

Navigating An Experimental Economic Environment
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Our generation of investors must navigate an anemic global economy that was inconceivable only a few years ago, unmoved by zero interest rates and bursts of experimental monetary policy. Mark Harrison, CFA, has identified key presentations to help professionals chart a path forward.

Why Demographics Are Core to Understanding Growth and Financial Markets
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There is opportunity to exploit a gigantic demographic dividend — but it is accompanied by many avoidable threats and risks.