Archive for June 2017
Does Size Matter?
Do “big investors” have better investment results than “small investors”? Many business managers expect that their wealthy clients with large portfolios ($25m+) should have better returns because the clients have access to the best and brightest members of the investment industrial complex. Many business managers believe that size does matter. Based on our experience of…
Read MoreA Business Manager's Duty to Monitor the Risk and Return of their Clients' Investment Portfolios
The Problem: You are a business manager and it is either explicitly or implicitly the case that you are responsible for monitoring the activities of the investment managers that have been entrusted with your clients’ capital. (If you are not a business manager or disagree with this statement, stop reading. This paper does not apply…
Read MoreTrust But Verify: Do Private Equity and Hedge Funds Deliver Superior Risk-adjusted Returns?
For several decades, the investment industry has promoted the virtues of hedge funds and private equity funds for large instructional investors and ultra high net worth individuals. But over the last few years these products have come under increased scrutiny because the hoped-for benefits have, for the most part, not materialized. A report in April…
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