A Fundamental Approach to Low Volatility Investing
To maximize long-term cumulative growth through downside protection, a fundamentally-driven, low-volatility strategy offers...
Apple is the eye of technology sector earnings again
Apple is scheduled to report earnings for the fourth quarter on January 27.
Poison pills and net operating loss assets: protecting the balance sheet or the board of directors?
The overall activism rate against companies with NOL-specific poison pills is similar to the rate for companies that adopt...
Quickly access key information for Exchange Traded Funds in a single report
The new ETF Snapshot report allows you to easily analyze an ETF's structure, exposure, objectives, and risk/return profile.
Predictions for actual earnings growth and earnings surprises for Q4
What will be the actual earnings growth rate for the quarter? Which sectors and industries may report upside and downside...
Fixed Income portfolio optimization now offered through Axioma Portfolio Rebalancer
The Axioma Portfolio Rebalancer, a fixed income optimization tool, is now integrated with the FactSet workstation.
2015 S&P 500 preview: Record-level bottom-up EPS and other projections
As 2015 begins, industry analysts and market strategists have made a number of projections for the S&P 500, including target...
2014 Poison Pill Impetus: Why are U.S. companies adopting poison pills?
In 2014, 57 poison pills were adopted by 54 distinct U.S. incorporated companies.
Have analysts become more pessimistic on media companies?
Given the events surrounding Sony over the past few weeks, have analysts become more pessimistic in their views of media...
Combined oil, ruble shocks could pose threats to holdings across asset classes
In isolation, the Oil and Ruble shocks do not have much impact on our sample portfolio. But what happens when they're combined?
Evaluate portfolio risk with Axioma's macroeconomic model on FactSet
Axioma's macroeconomic model is now available on FactSet.
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