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The Stock Market is Not Your Benchmark
Finding the right benchmarks in life.
The Tyranny of Benchmarking
A number of years ago the firm I worked for went through a lengthy review process of the compensation policies for our investment team. Management was trying to make sure our pay was aligned with industry averages but specifically, they were overhauling our bonus pool. A compensation consultant was brought in. The process took a…
How Should Alternative Investments Be Benchmarked?
Following my recent piece on the future of the hedge fund industry, a reader asked: Interest rates are too low and stock market volatility is too high so we have to hold some alternatives in our client portfolios. Our problem is how do we benchmark these funds? S&P 500? 60/40 portfolio? A hedge fund index?…
The Pitfalls of Benchmarking
The latest SPIVA numbers are out and once again it doesn’t look too pretty in terms of active management’s ability to outperform their benchmarks: The passive management revolution, the zero-sum nature of investing, the fact that markets are so competitive these days and the high cost of active management are the prime suspects for these…
Overcoming a Cash Addiction in Your Portfolio
What to do if you’re sitting on cash but can’t pull the trigger to invest it.
Talk Your Book: Betting on Duration
On today’s show, we are joined by Alex Morris, Co-Founder and CIO of the US Benchmark Series to discuss:
– Making bets on duration
– Risks on the short and long end of the treasury curve
– Finding asymmetries in the fixed income market, and much more!
The Worst Bond Bear Market in History
A short history of bond bear markets.
The Difference Between Stocks & Bonds
Are bonds cometition for stocks with yields so much higher?
How to Outperform
What the fishing industry in India can teach us about outperforming the stock market.
