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How US State Capital Is Reshaping Strategic Supply Chains

US government equity is entering strategic supply chains. For investors, this is changing how risk, returns, and capital allocation are priced.

What Earnings Explain, and What They Don’t: Insights from 150 Years of Market Data

Earnings and stock prices move together long term, but shifts in their correlation offer little value for predicting future market returns.

Incentives Are Dangerously Aligned in Private Markets

Private markets increasingly resemble a speculative supply chain, where rational actors and aligned incentives quietly compound systemic risk.

Research and Policy Center Top 10 Publications from 2025

These popular publications from CFA Institute Research and Policy Center offer practical insight for leaders shaping investment decisions.

What Successful Investors Read: Book Recommendations from Professionals

The best investors read widely about people, systems, bias, and failure because investing is more than numbers.

Momentum Investing: A Stronger, More Resilient Framework for Long-Term Allocators

Momentum investing endures but smart construction, signal diversification, and risk management are essential for capturing its alpha.

The Growth Story Behind Insurance-Linked Securities

Investors are revisiting insurance-linked securities for yield, diversification, and resilience amid rising catastrophe risk.

Winners and Losers in a World Without Quarterly Earnings

Clare Flynn Levy reflects on how reduced reporting frequency would alter real-world investment decisions, influencing which firms gain or fall behind.

Corporate Myopia: Less-Frequent Reporting Won’t Reduce Managerial Short-Termism

Evidence shows quarterly reporting is not the cause of corporate myopia. Incentive structures exert far greater pressure.

The Two AI Stories: Measurable Gains and Hidden Balance-Sheet Pressure

AI is boosting productivity, yet circular financing and concentrated capital flows raise valuation and balance-sheet risks.