Euro 2020 on the Behavioral Alpha Frontier
The proprietary analysis we use with professional investors suggests some dark horses to watch in this year’s tournament.
NBAlpha: Basketball Behavioral Analytics
We often talk about using sports-style data analytics to optimize investor behavior. We decided to apply our award-winning investment analytics to the NBA finals.
What’s in a Nudge
We examined our database of real-world portfolio manager behavior and found that managers who engage with nudges, on average, significantly outperform those who do not.
Between Mindfulness and a Nudge
Academic research by shows that mindfulness reduces cognitive bias -- people are more rational when they become aware of what they don’t know, get comfortable with uncertainty, and recognize multiple perspectives. We have observed a similar effect among our clients.
Measurably Better – A New Behavioral Analytics Case Study
Our latest case study shows how the managers of a concentrated, low turnover equity fund were able to unlock over 4% of incremental alpha per year by using Essentia’s behavioral analysis, tailored nudges and expert coaching.
Where Alpha Is Lost and Found
Alpha is the holy grail of active portfolio management but its source has always been elusive - until now. In their latest analysis, our research team break new ground by identifying the factors most commonly associated with alpha generation (and destruction) by equity fund managers.
7 Tips for Decision-Making Resilience in a COVID-19 World
The coronavirus pandemic poses new challenges to the way we manage ourselves and perform. We talk to seven top investment coaches about how to keep making good portfolio decisions in a disruptive and turbulent environment.
Coronabias and the Fat Tail
In judging other people’s reaction to the coronavirus, are we in danger of displaying a new kind of “coronabias”? Philip Maymin explores this and the wider implications for investor behavior in the current crisis.
From Texas Hold’em to Performance Coach: An Interview with Poker Pro Chris Sparks
Essentia CEO Clare Flynn Levy talks to former top-20 online poker player (and Behavioral Alpha Poker Night host) Chris Sparks about the lessons investment professionals can learn from elite-level poker.
The Consequences of Normalized Deviance
Ignoring standard procedure can be disastrous in complex, dynamic sectors like aviation and finance. Clare Flynn Levy considers the presence of normalized deviance in asset management and provides a list of steps to identify and overcome the ways it may already be affecting your investment team.