How Do Regional Attitudes Influence Technology Adoption in Wealth Management?
It has become incumbent upon wealth managers to incorporate technology to enhance their strategies.
Fixed Income Attribution: The Edge Is in the Data
In the world of fixed income securities and data, a minor change can result in millions of dollars in cost differential.
Q2 Sees Second Largest Increase in S&P 500 EPS Estimate Since 2011
During the past 15 years, the bottom-up EPS estimate has recorded an average decline of 2.9% during the first two months of a...
Three Ways to Ensure You’re Using Futures Effectively in a Passive Portfolio
Wherever possible we want to attribute the impact of futures to the manager’s intended purpose and the elements within the...
The Dodd-Frank Rohrschach Test: Repeal, Rollback, or Reinforcement?
Supporters of the rollback have touted these elements as a victory for small to mid-size regional and community banks.
How Shipping Manifests Can Detail Veiled Relationships
Examining the sources of imported oil down to individual countries, companies, and even oil fields, provides valuable insights...
For Those Watching, Sentiment Data Warned of Facebook Woes
With the help of sentiment data, savvy investors may have avoided Facebook’s nearly 18% price drop between March 16 and 27 of...
FIX Protocol Enables Pre-Trade Allocation
The ability to transmit pre-allocation information natively via FIX is already creating efficiencies in the order-execution...
Divide Between GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS for the DJIA Reverted to Normal in Q1
In the first quarter, the median difference between non-GAAP EPS and GAAP EPS reverted to levels seen in previous quarters. This...
Shopping Across ETF Legal Structures
Tracking difference, calculated properly using total return NAVs and index levels, allows investors to make apples-to-apples...
The American Shopping Mall, at 62, Not Quite Ready for Retirement
With consumer confidence near 18-year highs, are we simply witnessing a shift in how consumers buy things?
Both Bricks and Clicks S&P 500 Retailers Reporting Double-Digit Earnings Growth for Q1
All 13 retail sub-industries in the S&P 500 are reporting (or are expected to report) earnings growth for the first quarter.
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