Practical analysis for investment professionals

Investment Decision Making


Shorting Lousy Stocks = Lousy Returns?

How has shorting lousy stocks worked as a strategy?

Decision Attribution: Portfolio Manager Skill vs. Past Performance

As portfolio managers, being able to show our investors — with data-driven evidence — that we know exactly what we are good at and the steps we are taking to improve goes a long way.

Crypto Tokens: Does Security Selection Matter? 

What role does security selection play in cryptocurrency investing? Can token pickers demonstrate differentiated performance?

Causality Techniques in Investment Management: Five Key Findings

What are the most widely used causality tests in the equity markets?

Book Review: Better than Alpha

This book provides the insights and tools investors need to improve their investing outcomes.

On Investment Objectives and Risks, Clear Communication Is Key, Part 3

Portfolio Pi and Portfolio Eta are new decision metrics that connect investment objectives and risks.

Tactical Asset Allocation: The Flexibility Advantage

The end of the loose money era may offer an opportunity for tactical asset allocation.

Technical Analysis Revisited: Moving Averages = Above Average Returns?

How have moving averages performed as an investment strategy over the decades?

On Investment Objectives and Risks, Clear Communication Is Key, Part 2

Standard deviation fails to characterize risk in a way that matters to most investors.

On Investment Objectives and Risks, Clear Communication Is Key, Part 1

Identifying investment objectives and achieving stakeholder buy-in is the critical first step in connecting these objectives to portfolio construction.