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Richard M. Ennis, CFA

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Biography

Richard M. Ennis, CFA, managed money at Transamerica and pioneered quant investing in the early 1970s. He helped create the field of institutional investment consulting at A.G. Becker & Co. Richard co-founded EnnisKnupp, the first consultancy to be recognized as a professional services firm. During his career, Ennis received lifetime achievement awards from CFA Institute and Investment Management Consultants Association. His research won Graham & Dodd and Bernstein Fabozzi Jacobs Levy Awards. He edited the Financial Analysts Journal. Upon the sale of his firm to Aon in 2010, he and his wife, Sally, retired to Sanibel Island, Florida. In 2019, Ennis published a memoir, Never Bullshit the Client: My Life in Investment Consulting.

Author's Posts
Elusive Alpha, Corrosive Costs

The cost of institutional investing has become an impossible burden. Reduce costs. Give alpha a chance.

Hedge Funds: A Poor Choice for Most Long-Term Investors?

By allocating to a diversified pool of hedge funds, many institutional investors are unwittingly reducing their equity holdings.

Institutional Portfolio Benchmarks: Slow Rabbits?

When it comes to their benchmarking practices, US public pension funds need to find faster rabbits to chase.

Public Pension Funds: Cost Matters with Closet Indexers

What impact does cost have on public pension fund performance?



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