This episode comes full circle by integrating all of the concepts described thus far: Asset Allocation, Risk Balance, Ensemble Methods, Portfolio Optimization and Factor investing, using multi-asset momentum as a case study for this integration.
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Day 11 – How to Juice as Much Value as Possible from Trend Following – The Cheapest Factor Out There Today !
In our second-to-last episode, ReSolve’s newest partner Jason Russell is joining us to share his wisdom on one of the most misunderstood strategies out there. These ensemble methods truly maximize the ability to harvest the trend (and any other) premium and add a significant Sharpe ‘bonus’ to portfolios.
Listen NowDay 10 – How Thoughtful Portfolio Optimization Techniques can be a Total Game Changer for Portfolio Results
In this episode the guys discuss ReSolve’s portfolio optimization article series and describe why appropriate portfolio optimization can act as a powerful force-multiplier on long-term performance.
Listen NowDay 9 – What It Means to be a True Systematic Manager and How to Spot the Lemon’s in your Lineup
So far, we have been discussing a variety of ways to build portfolios and harvest returns, but we haven’t really addressed a fundamental aspect of how we think about the portfolio construction. On this 9th day, we get down to what it really means to be a systematic investor.
Listen NowDay 8 – Why Financial Professionals and their Clients Need to Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable in the Coming Decade
Go global and let go of home-country bias. Diversify across asset-classes, factors and strategies. Embrace tracking-error. The key message on this 8th day is: get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Listen NowDay 7 – How to think about your Alternative Sleeve in the Context of Getting the Most Bang for your Buck
And on the 7th day, the Meta Portfolio was created. After analyzing the many sources of return across major global asset classes, we now focus on how to implement different strategies and the most thoughtful way of putting those pieces together.
Listen NowDay 6 – Factor Investing and the Pitfalls of Poor Strategy Construction Uncorrelated Investment Factors
On this 6th day, we will investigate the many ways to harvest excess returns from investment factors (also known as style premia), and how to avoid being specifically wrong in your approach.
Listen NowDay 5 – The Impact of Sequence of Returns Risk and How to Minimize it
As we invest over the next few decades, we should aim to protect our sequence of positive returns by preventing the “maniacs from taking over the asylum”. This is where the rubber begins to meet the road. Welcome to Day 5.
Listen NowDay 4 Pushing the Diversification Frontier with True Factor Investing
On our fourth day, we add yet another layer of diversity onto our building blocks. While diversity across global asset-classes is a useful first step, there are other aspects of the portfolio construction and rebalancing processes that can push the diversification boundaries even further and help improve risk-adjusted performance.
Listen NowDay 3 – The Two Fundamental Drivers that Determine All Economic Regimes
By understanding how each asset-class behaves throughout the four economic regimes, investors will not need to rely on predictions to thrive in most market environment. Welcome to Day 3.
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