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Portfolio Construction Insights
EPISODE #1: AN INTRO TO NEW AGE ALPHA
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There is a risk inside your portfolio that you are unaware of that leads to loss and you don’t get paid for taking it.
Manager & Investment Selection
MONEYBALL INVESTING: THE REAL REASON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES IS BAD FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO
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One of the more iconic scenes in the movie, Moneyball, involves the baseball scouts discussing various players’ abilities. They note a player’s “classy” swing and then move on to his girlfriend’s looks for an assessment of his in-game proficiency. It’s both darkly humorous and a sly indictment of the flawed mechanics by which scouts judge players.
Investing Ideas
THE ARITHMETIC OF ASYMMETRY
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Anyone who has played a casual game of darts, say, at a bar or in the basement, knows an overarching rule of the game: it gets harder as it progresses. While rule systems vary, most games start with a wide-open board full of possibilities. But then, by the end, you’re aiming for the Double 18 and only the Double 18 to win. In short, it’s a game of precision that seems easy at first but becomes very, very hard by the end.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
The Investors of the Future Are Coming—and Maybe Sooner Than You Think
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Technology is enabling the investor experience to be personalized—and it's becoming available faster than you think it is. The next generation's financial goals may resemble those of their parents, but the path to getting there may be very different.
Business Development
Direct Indexing and Personalization at Scale—How Tech Provides the Way Forward
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Direct indexing and personalization used to be available only to ultra-high-net-worth investors, but technical advances and more widespread computing power are rapidly bringing those offerings to smaller investors.
Market Outlooks
FAQ: What Does Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean for the Market?
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Mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine resulted in a Russian invasion into Ukraine sovereign territory in February. We continue to monitor events and their impact on asset classes closely. As our conditions and our views evolve, we offer our perspective on the market’s response.