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Advisor Publication Series

A Quick Survey of “Broken” Asset Classes

Pundits routinely deem many asset classes to be broken, unlikely to earn investors a reasonable future return. We survey several of these and show that their performance leading up to the warning was within their normal range of outcomes and rebounded over the following five years.

RA Conversation

Fintech: Investor's Friend or Foe? Part 1

Cam Harvey cuts through the fanfare on cryptocurrencies, one of the most popular topics from RA advisor events. He begins with a brief explanation of his views on the advantages of blockchain technology.
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Publication

The Biggest Failure in Investment Management: How Smart Beta Can Make It Better or Worse

The biggest failure in investment management—the gap between the returns realized by the investor and the returns earned by the strategy or fund the investor owns—typically remains in the shadows with the glare of the spotlights focused on alpha.

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Journal Paper

Is Your Alpha Big Enough to Cover Its Taxes?

Tax-aware and tax-advantaged investing have come a long way since Jeffrey and Arnott (1993) published one of the first investigations into the impact of taxes on active management performance.

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Webinar Replay

Diversification: Is the Free Lunch Worth the Heartburn?

Diversification and its long-term benefits have been accepted as a core investment insight. Many have begun to question its benefits, however, due to the underperformance of most diversifying asset classes over the last five years.

Advisor Publication Series
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Part 1: Return Expectations

Part 2: Understanding Risk

Part 3: Building Portfolios

Part 4: Is Manager Selection

Part 5: Craftsmanship in Smart Beta

Part 6: Performance Measurement

Part 7: Alpha & Taxes

Part 8: Rebalancing

Part 9: Smart Beta Direct Indexing

Part 10: A Quick Survey of "Broken" Asset Classes

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