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The ETF Crusades Investing powered by higher powers February 2023 Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Rodolfo Martell This research note is a guest post from Rodolfo Martell, PhD, Head of Portfolio Strategy, of Pluribus Labs LLC, a San Francisco-based systematic active...

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The Hard-Knock Life of Short Sellers Low-quality stocks can outperform markets February 2023. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Short-biased hedge funds provided negative S&P 500 beta until 2011 Thereafter returns became less negatively...

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