Index Funds
The rapid expansion of ESG indexes continues to gain momentum and diversify across asset classes.
Robin Wigglesworth has produced a book that is historical, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
Quick, what is 1 July 2021 the 50th anniversary of?
ESG's growing prominence requires that investors expand their toolkits.
What happens if the tailwinds that have driven returns for ESG investors turn to headwinds?
True to his Dr. Doom moniker, Nouriel Roubini believes that vulnerabilities in the system are currently hidden and will emerge when the next economic downturn occurs.
Leading posts from August include Preston McSwain's call for more honest and accurate fee disclosures and performance reporting; an examination of Sam Zell's take on the economy by Julie Hammond, CFA; tips on how to ace job interviews by Julia VanDeren; Will Ortel's exploration of what's in a hedge fund name; and an analysis of capital markets during times of war by Mark Armbruster, CFA.
Are investors expecting more than index funds can deliver?
"What if, instead of trying to beat the market, investors focused on outperforming other investors by earning investing’s equivalent to par?" asks Dougal Williams, CFA.
The ETF has been at the forefront of three major investment phenomena over the past two decades, and as a result has had a positive effect on the investment world, says Tadas Viskanta. The beauty of the ETF industry is its embrace of new ideas and strategies. Tamping down on that would only serve to make the investment world a less interesting place. So let's "Keep ETFs Weird."