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Does Gold do What it is Supposed to do?

Gold, the Golden Constant, COVID-19, "massive Passives," and Déjà Vu Claude Erb, Campbell R. Harvey, Tadas ViskantaA version of this paper can be found here.Want [...]

DIY Asset Allocation Weights: August 2020

Do-It-Yourself tactical asset allocation weights for the Robust Asset Allocation Index are posted here. (Note: free registration required) Request a free account here if you [...]

CEOs Formative Years and the Gender Gap

The Origins and Real Effects of the Gender Gap: Evidence from CEOs’ Formative Years Ran Duchin, Mikhail Simutin and Denis SosyuraReview of Financial Studies, 2020A [...]

Is Systematic Value Dead???

Value investing is the age-old investment strategy that buys securities that appear cheap relative to some fundamental anchor.Ronen Israel, Kristoffer Laursen, Scott A. Richardson in [...]

Relative Skewness: A New Risk Factor?

Cross-Asset Skew Nick Baltas and Gabriel SalinasWorking Paper, SSRNA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check [...]

What is Impact Investing?

Impact Investing 2.0: Not Just for Do-Gooders Anymore Diana LiebermanThe Journal of Investing, Winter 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our [...]

Planning Opportunities: Why Gift It, If You Can Loan It?

The coincidence of historically low-interest rates and the increased gift tax exemption under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has temporarily created an opportunity for high net worth families to tax-efficiently transfer [...]

Left Tail Risk and Left Tail Momentum

The positive trade-off between risk and expected return is the most fundamental concept in financial economics. Most investors are risk-averse. In order to hold higher-risk [...]

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