1% in an 8% World
Every year I do a table that updates endowment and pension returns over the year prior. Since most funds fiscal year ends June 30th,...
The Holy Grail Quant Screen
From my buddy Wes at Turnkey Analyst - four blog posts that give a sneak look at his upcoming book (I'll update as they come out):
This...
Travel: Livingston & Chicago
I'm headed to Livingston, Montana this weekend to go flyfishing with the Fabers, and then off to Chicago early next week for meetings and...
The Coming Dividend Tax Hike
I was going to make the below an issue of The Idea Farm, but there is so much content I want to pass along...
Travel: Newport Beach
I'm driving down to Newport Beach today for the Index Universe conference tomorrow. Drop me a line if you're around!
A Match Made in Heaven
Revisiting Kat's Managed Futures and Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven
From the paper:
"The benefits of allocating to alternatives with a sizable percentage allocated...
Macro Pessimism, Micro Optimism (Part II)
Back in June we did a blog on some of the most interesting new companies being run by brilliant entrepreneurs (also older, lifestyle post here). ...
The 9 Hedge Funds That Really Like Apple (AAPL)
Apple is up about 74% in 2012, which is not bad considering that performance follows years of 26%, 53%, and 147% the prior three...
Overview of ETF Managed Space
Nice PDF from Morningstar on the ETF Managed Portfolios space.
A few stats from the paper:
Morningstar is currently tracking nearly 490 strategies from 120 firms with total...
