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Fintech: Investor’s Friend or Foe? Part 2

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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Advisor Series

A Quick Survey of "Broken" Assets

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 often rebounded over the following five years.

 

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The COVID-19 Crash and the Abandonment of the Pensioner
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The Advisor’s Case for Smart Beta Direct Indexing

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Book Value Is an Incomplete Measure of Firm Size

By Brent Leadbetter, Feifei Li, and Juhani Linnainmaa
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RA Conversation

RA Conversations: Fintech: Investor's Friend or Foe? Part 1

By Cam Harvey and John West
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JOURNAL PAPER

Is Your Alpha Big Enough to Cover Its Taxes?

By Rob Arnott
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Webinar Replay

Diversification: Is the Free Lunch Worth the Heartburn?

By John West

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A Multi-Signal Approach to Asset Allocation

By Jim Masturzo

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Advisor Perspectives

Venerated Voices 2020 Rankings

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Financial Advisor

Waiting for Fama, French, and Godot

12.2020

WALL STREET JOURNAL

As Smart-Beta Funds Struggle, Here’s What to Do Now

 

11.2020

FORTUNE

Value’s Lifeblood Is Performance Chasers

 

09.2020

FORTUNE

The S&P Just Hit an All-Time Record. Can It Go Higher from Here?

 

08.2020

Bloomberg

Rob Arnott Says It’s ‘Insanely Stupid’ to Chase Market Bubbles

 

07.2020
 

Financial Advisor

Rob Arnott Sees Lost Decade Leaving 60-40 Portfolio With Miniscule Returns

06.2020
 

Moneyweek

When Everyone Hates an Asset Class, It’s Usually a Good Time to Buy

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Advisor Perspectives

Equal May Not Be Equal

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