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How Innovative Companies Gain a Powerful Edge on Rivals
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David Eiswert, Portfolio Manager for T. Rowe Price Global Stock Fund, shares why it is so important to identify market winners in this new era of disruption.
Investing Ideas
Better, Quicker, Cheaper: AI and Big Data Create New Opportunities in the Cloud
The cloud continues to upend the software industry as it moves into areas such as AI and big data.
Investing Ideas
Much Maligned Bank Loans Deserve a Closer Look
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Bank loans, supported by both fundamental and technical factors, appear to offer relative value despite some risks.
Investing Ideas
Goldilocks and the Bears—Innovation, Disruption, and the End of the “Virtuous” Cycle
The low‑growth, low‑inflation, and high‑disruption world we live in today is constantly on my mind. What does this mean for us as investors in this era? As we’ve written about this before, I would highlight this analysis is like predicting the outcome of a football game at halftime. Much of this has already happened.
Behavioral Finance
The Bid: Can money make you happier?
It’s a timeless question that’s puzzled people from Cicero in Ancient Rome to rappers like Kendrick Lamar today: Can money really make you happier?
Retirement
5 questions about securities lending in DC
Today, with new regulations and greater transparency since the financial crisis, securities lending activity has reached its highest level in a decade with more than $19 trillion in assets available for lending globally.
Retirement
Retirement saving: Save more or take more risk?
Defined contribution plan sponsors need to help their participants manage two significant challenges: building an appropriate asset allocation and ensuring sufficient savings.
Investing Ideas
The Bid: Maxing the Factors of Market Outperformance
How can investors beat the market? One group at BlackRock is challenging the notion of traditional stock picking, instead zeroing in on certain factors to help lead to outperformance.