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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.

Technology, Demography, and the Future of Economic Growth
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The world economy will never again experience the rapid growth rates seen prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008, according to economist Dambisa Moyo. The reasons? Technology and demographics.

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.

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.

Thinking Like Your Clients: Goals-Based Performance Analysis
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At the 2014 European Investment Conference, Stephen Campisi, CFA, head of institutional thought leadership at US Trust, presented goals-based performance analysis as a radical departure from the usual attribution approach.

Are Currencies a Standalone Asset Class for Investors?
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Tarun Ramadorai, professor of finance economics at the Saïd Business School, argues that currencies are increasingly seen as a standalone asset class for investors to consider as they build their portfolios.

Keynes the Investor: Lessons to Be Learned
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Elroy Dimson, co-director for the Centre for Endowment Asset Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, shares how John Maynard Keynes, widely regarded as a great economist, was also a very successful investor.

Fresh Perspectives for European Investors: Currency, Asset Allocation, and Risk Management
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Selections from CFA Institute Conference Proceedings for investment professionals ready to challenge their investment processes, practices, and mindsets.