by Nicolas Rabener | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Intended vs Unintended Effects of Equal-Weighting Stocks Betting against momentum? April 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Equal-weighting beats market cap-weighting over the long term However, there is no performance consistency Comes...
by Nicolas Rabener | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Factor Olympics Q1 2026 And the winner is… April 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Value was the best, and growth the worst-performing factor Long-short & smart beta factor investing generated strong excess returns Rare to see...
by Nicolas Rabener | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Evaluating Metrics for Fund Selection – III What works, what doesn’t? March 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Combining metrics for fund selection has merit Investors can identify which funds will likely outperform However,...
by Nicolas Rabener | Mar 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Inflation-Protection ETFs – III As complicated as inflation March 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Fixed-income funds dominate the inflation-protection fund universe TIPS, gold, equity and real return funds have not protected well...
by Nicolas Rabener | Mar 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Evaluating Metrics for Fund Selection – II What works, what doesn’t? March 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Most common fund selection metrics are ineffective Beating the benchmark is easier in some asset classes than others...
by Nicolas Rabener | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quality Stocks in Emerging Markets Superior returns from betting on good business models? March 2026. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY There is a clear rationale for high-quality stocks in emerging markets However, these stocks gave up most...
