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August 22, 2016 | Active Management
Introduction From simple beginnings, the investment benchmark has become a de-facto aspect of most investment programs today. There are many types of benchmarks, but the most widely accepted version uses passive market indices as standards of performance measurement and points of comparison for …
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All AudiencesApril 12, 2016 | Active Management
A Fundamental Investor Problem Most institutional and individual investors have multiple goals or objectives related to the investment of their assets. Among the many different objectives that investors might pursue, meeting current cash flow needs and providing adequate capital growth for the …
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All AudiencesJanuary 26, 2016 | Investment Management
Assumptions about future returns are made every day by a wide variety of investors. These assumptions are often based on annualized returns that can mask tremendous amounts of performance variation. For instance, a simple blended portfolio consisting of 55% U.S. Large Cap stocks and 45% …
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All AudiencesJanuary 15, 2016 | Market Commentary
In today’s environment, it may be difficult for investors to focus on long-term goals while facing short-term volatility. Managing Director, Christopher Petrosino, and Darin Leone, Portfolio Strategist, discuss how to find opportunity in the new year through an active and flexible approach.
July 20, 2015 | Market Commentary
Introduction For many investors, the need for current income to support spending needs is a primary investment objective. For example, investors that may place a priority on maintaining stability of current income needs include: High net worth investors in or near retirement Endowment/ …
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Non-ProfitsJuly 07, 2015 | Investment Themes
With yields below average, searching for income to meet your investors' goals can be challenging. In order to find value, you must understand the risks that are involved with fixed income portfolio decisions. Managing Director, Christopher Petrosino, and Darin Leone, Portfolio Strategist, discuss …
June 29, 2015 | Investment Themes
Worldwide equity markets have had an impressive showing since emerging from the Great Recession. The run-up in prices has coincided with equities becoming broadly more expensive. Some regions offer more attractive opportunities than others from a valuation standpoint, but the overall …
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All AudiencesJune 04, 2015 | Active Management
As investment performance data gets released at the end of each calendar quarter, the financial press is inevitably filled with stories comparing the performance of active managers versus market indices. Framing this type of data in terms of the battle of active versus passive certainly makes …
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All AudiencesMay 27, 2015 | Active Management
Gaining a better understanding of active management in today’s evolving and sometimes volatile investment environment begins with a simple point: Not all active managers are alike. Since the market downturn of 2008, there has been a reappearance in industry dialogue of the claim that ‘active …
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All AudiencesMay 21, 2015 | Active Management
The Current Market Environment Evaluating performance of active equity managers versus market indices since the start of the current bull market (03/01/2009) or even the start of the last market downturn (11/01/2007) leads to a relatively unfavorable conclusion for active managers. As Table 1 …
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