On Decision Attribution and Déjà Vu
When the market tide goes out, investment managers must rely on true investment skill, rather than general buoyancy, to keep them afloat. The question is (and has always been) how.
When the market tide goes out, investment managers must rely on true investment skill, rather than general buoyancy, to keep them afloat. The question is (and has always been) how.
Payoff: The investment skill metric that separates the best investors from the rest.
Active managers are still very much at play in today’s market, and recent findings show that the skilled ones can outperform their indexes.
It’s time to consider the quality of a portfolio manager’s decisions — not just near-term performance.
Active managers need to start incorporating the lessons of behavioral science if they have a chance of reversing the flow of assets into passive investment vehicles.
We've updated our popular guide to behavioral science literature, adding some exciting new titles, handy subject categories, and the pick of our team's favorite reads. Happy reading!