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Do the Best Equity Fund Managers Follow the Bond Market?

A fund family's success with bond funds may not translate to the equity side of the ledger.

Is the 60/40 Portfolio Still Relevant?

How do portfolios with asset allocations of 100% equity, 100% bond, 60/40, and 80/20 in the US, UK, Italian, Swiss, and global markets perform over time?

The Yen’s Downside Risk Persists Despite BOJ Shift

There is reason to be cautious about the nascent yen rally.

Managed Futures: A Risk-Off Solution?

If Treasuries no longer fulfill their traditional role, what other strategies or asset classes can enhance diversification and deliver consistent returns?

ESG Fixed-Income Exposure: Index Providers Respond to Asset Manager Demand

The rapid expansion of ESG indexes continues to gain momentum and diversify across asset classes.

Equity Risk Premium Forum: The Stock/Bond Correlation Switch-Up
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"Has the hedge property overtaken the investment property of fixed-income assets?"

Book Review: Convertible Securities

Tracy V. Maitland, F. Barry Nelson, CFA, and Daniel G. Partlow's book "presents quantitatively sophisticated valuation methods and trading strategies, invoking terms of art that will be new even to many seasoned practitioners."

Why Invest in Stocks?

Equities are not necessarily more risky than such "safe" assets as US Treasuries. 

Time-Varying Risk Premia: Cochrane’s “Discount Rates”

"Discount rates vary a lot more than we thought. Most of the puzzles and anomalies that we face amount to discount-rate variation we do not understand."



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