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Critics of blockchain technology claim that it is too slow for financial transactions and that its consensus mechanism uses too much energy. In this interview, Carl Wegner of the blockchain technology developer R3 paints a more encouraging picture.
Why do professional investors talk about behavioral finance more than they apply its insights? How do single stocks influence factor returns? The leading Enterprising Investor posts from last month address these questions and more.
Exchange-traded fund (ETF) pioneer Jim Ross talks with Paul Kovarsky, CFA, about how ETFs have evolved over the past 25 years and where he anticipates them heading in the years ahead.
Leverage is pervasive in today’s private equity markets. Antonella Puca, CFA, CIPM, CPA, explores how private equity funds apply it and how investors should approach it.
Portfolio managers and advisers who have accepted bitcoin and cryptocurrencies on a conceptual level must wrestle with practical questions for their flesh-and-blood clients, says Ron Rimkus, CFA.
At the core of the cryptocurrency craze is the fear of missing out (FOMO).
The standard joke about high-yield bonds is that they're not high yield any longer. Let's replace it with something better.
Will cryptoassets see the equivalent of a BlackRock success story?
What is the effect on portfolio returns when the commodity futures market as a whole is in backwardation or contango during recessions and during unexpected inflation?
What is blockchain technology? How does it work? And how does it generate economic value?