by Nicolas Rabener | Jan 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
How Much Should You Allocate to Managed Futures? 10%! More? 20%! More? 30%! Even More? January 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY CTAs have achieved equities-like returns over the long-term They are excellent diversifiers given low...
by Nicolas Rabener | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Factor Olympics 2024 And the winner is… January 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The losers of last year, ie momentum and low volatility, became the winners of this year Momentum performed the best, size the worst Smart beta...
by Nicolas Rabener | Dec 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Quality in Small versus Large-Cap Stocks Quality stocks outperform, right? December 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Adding quality filters significantly improves small-cap investing However, the opposite occurs in the large-cap space...
by Nicolas Rabener | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Fallacy of Betting on the Best Stock Market Performance chasing is not a sound investment strategy December 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Many U.S.-based investors see no point in investing in international equities The U.S. has...
by Nicolas Rabener | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Improving Smart Beta Attribution Analysis II Differentiating between factor exposures versus factor returns December 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Attribution analysis is important for understanding the risk and return drivers of a...
by Nicolas Rabener | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Improving Smart Beta Attribution Analysis Differentiating between factor exposures versus factor returns December 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Return contribution analysis helps understand the different return drivers and measure...
