Today’s most shared: Fed updates interest rate policy toolkit for a world awash in reserves. The bond market melt-up catches many flat-footed. China builds oil reserves, seeks gas deal with Russia, as both take note of the impact of the … Read more
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As new “smart beta” strategies become more popular, how can investors choose among hedge fund beta, alternative beta, liquid alternative beta, exotic beta, smart beta, scientific beta, and the many others that are increasingly available? “Hedge fund beta” is one … Read more
2 CommentsToday’s most shared: Weak economies worldwide, US tapering on track as ECB picks up QE baton. How do hedge funds get away with charging a king’s ransom for lackluster returns? David Tepper is the new man of the moment. (Cue … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Inside the euro crisis. Euro GDP disappoints as ECB weighs unconventional measures. Will they be enough to get Europe off a potential crisis treadmill? Top hedge fund earner Tepper says he’s nervous. The Bond King v. the … Read more
2 CommentsToday’s most shared: Geithner memoirs revisit crisis, raise blood pressures. Did Fed announcements leak, a little? ECB leaks, presumably planted, seed ground for easing measures. Hard-hit millennials hobbled by student debt, wary of stocks. The $450m ‘and’ hidden in Caesars … Read more
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A surviving investor is always learning beyond what is obvious from platform presentations and gaining additional insights from past experiences. As almost all the investing world knows, there is a five-hour question and answer session at the annual Berkshire Hathaway … Read more
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Due to the proliferation of new computer-assisted advisory platforms, it’s natural to ask what investment advisers of the future will look like and whether they’ll be humans or robots. A fast-growing segment of the investment advisory market focuses on providing … Read more
5 CommentsToday’s most shared: Open mouth operations suggest ECB action next month to stimulate growth and combat deflation. Why do hedge fund managers have such sweet deals? The UK is calling Astra-Zeneca to testify on why it is selling a British … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: A narrative of the euro zone’s near implosion. How nearly everyone told Angela Merkel to do what Draghi eventually did, and she said it was politically impossible. Geithner’s memoirs answer, raise questions about the financial crisis. The … Read more
Leave a CommentToday’s most shared: Tim Geithner speaks. As best and brightest ponder careers, the pendulum swings from banking to tech. Shades of ’99, when top tier investment banks couldn’t fill their interview schedules at HBS. Is Warren Buffett a crony capitalist? … Read more
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