Enterprising Investor
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Fixed Income


Two Enduring Legacies, One Oracle’s Exit, and “Buffett’s Alpha”

Commemorating Warren Buffett’s legacy and the Financial Analysts Journal’s 80th Anniversary through the lens of the award-winning article, “Buffett’s Alpha.”

Book Review: Reminiscences of a Bond Operator

Mark Rieder’s Reminiscences of a Bond Operator is a hands-on guide to corporate bond analysis, fixed-income portfolio construction, and navigating today’s evolving private credit landscape.

How Tariffs Could Accelerate America’s AI Revolution: Implications for Investors

Discover how new US tariffs could accelerate AI adoption, reshape American industry, and unlock long-term investment opportunities amid economic disruption.

Europe Rearms: What Defense Spending Means for Markets

For financial analysts and investors, the rise of defense spending in Europe is more than a policy shift -- it’s a structural re-rating of risk and opportunity across the continent.

Book Review: Quantitative Risk and Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice

This book fills a unique gap between the CFA curriculum and the growing demand to find model-driven investment management solutions.

How Tariffs and Geopolitics Are Shaping the 2025 Global Economic Outlook

The year is unfolding beneath the weight of mounting geopolitical risks and structural divergences, The challenge for investors isn’t just to react, but to interpret, prepare, and adapt.

Rebalancing’s Hidden Cost: How Predictable Trades Cost Pension Funds Billions

Rebalancing may help portfolios stay on target, but its predictability comes at a cost.

Private Equity and Private Debt: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Explore how the growing convergence of private equity and private debt is transforming risk dynamics, return strategies, and regulatory concerns across the private capital landscape.

The Alternative View: 401(k) Plans Are Better off Without Private Investments

The debate over the inclusion of private investments in 401(k) plans is a hot topic. Are DC plans better off without them?

Decades in a Week: Germany’s Fiscal Breakthrough and Its Global Impact

Does Germany's massive fiscal package mark the beginning of a lasting regime change or just another chapter in market volatility?