Diversification
Diversification? The Last Free Lunch is Getting Leaner
500 names in an index isn’t offering broad diversification today. That’s why maintaining factor diversification is key to Vaughan Nelson’s Select approach.
Macro Uncertainty and Managed Futures: Navigating the Extremes
Performance impact of market selloffs and rallies across asset classes and trend-following strategies is analyzed.
Sharpe-Weighting: An Alternative Portfolio Construction Technique
Weighting portfolio assets based on their Sharpe ratios may be a good alternative to mean-variance optimization to help optimize risk efficiency.
- January 18, 2022
Portfolio Rebalancing in Uncertain Times
Periodic rebalancing is necessary to maintain an investor’s target risk profile, but it’s important to understand the costs and benefits.
- January 6, 2022
Equity Diversification for the Next Selloff
With their yields near all-time lows, Treasuries may no longer provide reliable diversification for equities in the next crisis. What else might work?
- December 20, 2021
- Mark J. Cintolo
Portfolio Defense: Value, Growth, or Neither?
Analysis of 20-year returns suggests that sector diversification may be a more effective defensive strategy than favoring growth or value equity styles.
Valuations and Fundamentals: A Historical Perspective
While P/E ratios are still close to their historic highs, equities remain attractive when adjusting for interest rates and a different fundamental backdrop.
- December 9, 2021
- David T. Reilly
Opportune Time to Revisit REITs
REITs can provide a diversified source of income, an inflation hedge and growth potential – but they are often missing from investor portfolios.
- December 7, 2021
- Gregory V. Kanarian
Asset Allocator’s Guide to Equity Diversification Strategies
Investors concerned about offsetting equity risk may want to look beyond traditional assets like dividend-paying stocks, gold, and core fixed income funds.
- December 2, 2021
- Brian Kmetz
From the Consultant’s Desk: Reframing the Growth vs. Value Debate
Our consultants explain why defensive and cyclical sectors may be a better way to diversify an equity portfolio than the traditional growth/value framework.
Using Factor Analysis to Build Better Portfolios
Identifying a portfolio’s risk factors – the underlying investment exposures that drive returns – is a critical step in the asset allocation process.
- October 20, 2021
- Mark J. Cintolo - Sean Kaukas
Direct Indexing Solutions for Tax-Efficient Diversification
Learn how a direct indexing strategy can help control the tax impact of diversifying a concentrated stock position.
Concerns and Expectations of Professional Fund Buyers for 2019
From market volatility to geopolitical uncertainty, see how professional fund buyers are facing the challenges of 2019, based on the 2018 Global Survey of Professional Fund Buyers.
Top Concerns for Professional Fund Buyers in 2018
With the return of market volatility, professional fund buyers reveal their top concerns–and how they plan to meet their goals despite them.