Chinese Stocks from a Factor Lens

Chinese Stocks from a Factor Lens Seeking greener pastures for quant strategies August 2021. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Bill Yeskel, CFA SUMMARYForeign stock ownership is low in China and the market is dominated by retail investorsThis provides an opportunity...

Building an Inflation Portfolio Using Stocks

Building an Inflation Portfolio Using Stocks Identifying Inflation-Proxy Stocks August 2021. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYAn inflation portfolio can be created by systematically selecting stocks correlated to inflationThis would have...

Digital Asset ETFs: Not Crypto Enough?

Digital Asset ETFs: Not Crypto Enough?  Measuring the cryptocurrency exposure of digital asset ETFs July 2021. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYDigital asset ETFs have outperformed tech stocks in recent yearsHowever, they provide no exposure...

Myth Busting: Equities are an Inflation Hedge

Myth Busting: Equities are an Inflation Hedge Nominally yes, real no. July 2021. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Equities generated attractive nominal returns across all inflation regimes However, real returns were zero when inflation was...