Investment Strategies
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Paging Dr. Alpha: Advisors With Ph.D.s Add 0.5% to Portfolio Profits
By Gil WeinreichA study finds money managers with doctorates outperform less educated peers across a variety of investment criteria.
November 04, 2013
Deconstructing DFA’s Secret SauceIn an analysis, DFA advisor Eric Nelson teases out the factors that make the firm's exclusive funds outperform.
November 04, 2013
A Way to Smooth the Market Volatility RideWhen volatility returns to the markets, protection via options strategies may smooth the ride.
November 04, 2013
Why I’m Using Stock ETFs in Client PortfoliosIn part one of a series, why I've become a fan of ETFseven equity ETFsto the point of preferring them over stock mutual funds.
November 03, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Bond Woes: What Went Wrong?The island was flying high on the Feds quantitative easing; now the possible pullback has had an outsize, and devastating, impact.
November 01, 2013
What Happens to Fixed-Income ETFs With Debt at $18 Trillion?Some holdings could be vulnerable to the shenanigans of politicians.
October 31, 2013
4 Structures for Advisors to Access Private EquityAdvisors should familiarize themselves with these structures and understand how each can provide diverse, unique benefits for client portfolios.