Practical analysis for investment professionals

Forecasting


Monte Carlo Simulations: Forecasting Folly?

Forecasts in the form of Monte Carlo simulations are not the best way to anticipate a client's future portfolio returns.

The Trouble with Forecasting Home Prices

Mortgage rates have doubled and tripled in some countries since 2021. So why aren't residential real estate markets more distressed?

Presidential Election Cycle Theory: A Bullish 2023?

What are the strengths, limitations, and nuances of presidential election cycle theory and what does the current political context foretell regarding whether 2023 will follow the predicted trend?

Book Review: Demographics Unravelled

Amlan Roy reviews how the study of population affects many of our core investment and policy decisions.

Dow 36,000! Crypto $3 Trillion! Charting a Wild Decade in Finance

Dow 36,000, crypto, Brexit, GameStop, pandemic. Imagine you uttered these terms back in the autumn of 2011, when Enterprising Investor first launched. What would they have evoked?

Building Optimized Portfolios with JPMorgan’s 2021 Forecasts

Even as equity markets set all-time highs and bond yields near generational lows, it is still possible to build resilient portfolios with reasonable return expectations.

The Path Ahead: Insights on the Economic Recovery

Despite the shock reverberating through the global economy, equity prices have maintained their upward trajectory. What explains this disconnect?

Forecasting the Post-Coronavirus World

Joachim Klement, CFA, is confident of one post-pandemic forecast: Fewer things will change than we expect.

How to Beat the 2020 Year-End Forecasts

Where will stock markets and interest rates be at year-end 2020?