Biography
Bart van Vliet, CFA, serves as a quantitative strategist within the quantitative equities team at Northern Trust Asset Management. In this role, he is instrumental in developing customized investment strategies aimed at achieving client goals. As a key participant in the quantitative research initiatives, he significantly contributes to shaping the strategic direction of the firm's quantitative platform. Van Vliet holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, graduating cum laude. Currently, he is actively pursuing a PhD in Financial Economics with a specialization in factor investing at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has published in the Journal of Empirical Finance and the Financial Analysts Journal. He is a committed CFA® charterholder.
What 150 years of market data reveal about tariffs, growth, and investment returns—and how equity factors have historically delivered resilience.
These research results should give investors greater confidence in the robustness of factor premiums, reinforcing their utility in crafting effective investment strategies.