asset allocation
Asset owners play an important role shaping the future of asset management, and three of them shared their perspectives at the 71st CFA Institute Annual Conference in Hong Kong.
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?
"It's very easy for many of us to feel out of control," said mindfulness expert Jeremy Hunter. "We live too much on gas pedal, too much on brake." But there is a way to get back to what Hunter calls our "zone of resilience — a capacity to be calm." The key to doing that is the practice of mindfulness.
Selections from CFA Institute Conference Proceedings for investment professionals ready to challenge their investment processes, practices, and mindsets.
James Montier combines vivid imagery with blunt commentary on investor behavior, and the markets have given him a lot to talk about.
Conventional financial theory uses volatility as a proxy for risk, but C. Thomas Howard suggests that volatility is merely a proxy for emotion, making it measurable.
Diversification is one of the most fundamental yet misunderstood concepts in investment management. I will begin with a basic and hopefully intuitive discussion of the principles of diversification and the mechanics by which it works. Then, I will provide a… READ MORE ›
Delegates attending the Research Foundation Workshop for the Practitioner, held in advance of the 67th CFA Institute Annual Conference, can learn about investment manager selection and asset allocation.
Unlike drones and more like electrocardiogram plots, investments rarely go in straight lines but rather undulate, frequently reversing directions, which is normal. As has been stated in my past posts, I believe that our current journey will take us… READ MORE ›
Africa has 15% of the world's population but controls less than 3% of global GDP. A trio of investment pros make the case that as Africa catches up opportunities will abound for investors.