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Meir Statman on Coronavirus, Behavioral Finance: The Second Generation, and More

By Paul McCaffrey

How can behavioral finance inform our response to the coronavirus? Meir Statman gave his perspective on this and other questions.

Alpha and the .400 Hitter

By Krisna Patel, CFA

Why have star fund managers, like .400 hitters in baseball, become such rarities?

Private Equity: The Weight of the COVID-19 Crown

By Massimiliano Saccone, CFA

What happens to private equity valuations when public equity markets collapse?

Roger G. Ibbotson: What Works in Asset Allocation

By Larry Cao, CFA

How important is asset allocation? Roger G. Ibbotson shared his insights.

On Paper Clips and Shareholder Value

By Joachim Klement, CFA

Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) built to produce as many paper clips as possible.

Thematic Investing: Thematically Wrong?

By Nicolas Rabener

Should investors consider thematic investing?

The Novelty of the Coronavirus: What It Means for Markets

By Laurence B. Siegel

Does market history offer any parallels to today's novel coronavirus crisis?

Evolving into an Eco-Friendly System: The Real ESG Challenge

By Ziad Abou Gergi, CFA

Capitalism will have to adapt to meet the green challenge.

Book Review: Automating Finance

By Alexander Hickox, CFA

There are no heroes or villains in Automating Finance by Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra.

Good vs. Bad Active Fund Management: Three Indicators

By Femina Huddani, CFA

What distinguishes good active management fund styles from the bad?

Curated Global Headlines by SmartBrief.com

First Trust debuts low-volatility small, midcap ETF

First Trust has bought to NYSE Arca an exchange-traded fund that buys small and midcap stocks with low volatility. The First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF is actively managed. ETF Trends (07 Apr.)

BoE open to private help with digital currency

The Bank of England says it is open to letting private firms play a role in developing a central bank digital currency. The BoE has ruled out using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but BoE analyst Ben Dyson says "that doesn't mean that it's impossible for somebody to improve upon that technology and create something that much better fulfills the qualities of money." CoinDesk (UK) (07 Apr.)

US traders say they're pushed to return to office

Some Wall Street traders have expressed concern about conflicting messages from managers on whether they must go to the office or follow work from home advice. Banks have rejected claims that they push traders to come in or that they put people at risk. BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (07 Apr.)

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