by Nicolas Rabener | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Active Share vs Tracking Error Does more active management lead to higher outperformance? September 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Active funds need to become active to justify their fees There is no relationship between being more...
by Nicolas Rabener | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Evaluating Metrics for Fund Selection Morningstar vs Lipper vs S&P Capital IQ… June 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The most popular fund selection metrics have no predictive power Unsurprisingly, fees matter Fund selection...
by Nicolas Rabener | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Building Better High Yield Portfolios – III Balancing diversification and yield June 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Most yield strategies generated lower returns and Sharpe ratios than the S&P 500 Furthermore, most of these...
by Nicolas Rabener | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Micro Cap or Micro Crap Stocks? The endless quest for hidden gems in the stock market April 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Small-cap stocks have struggled to outperform since Banz’s 1981 study on the size factor Micro-cap stocks...
by Nicolas Rabener | Oct 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Top Fee Generating, Wealth Creating and Destroying ETFs Documenting the wealth destruction of thematic investing October 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Market exposure ETFs generated the largest fees and shareholder wealth Thematic...