Decomposing Environmental Impacts By Sector
In this article, the components of environmental impact are decomposed into the following as defined by TruCost: Greenhouse Gas...
Evaluating Companies With Strong Protections for LGBTQ Employees
Companies are increasingly realizing that establishing supportive LGBTQ policies makes good business sense.
Five Great Reads From FactSet's CFA Charterholders
Whether you'll be on-site for the conference this year or not, the session topics offer a great framework for better...
ESG Considerations in the Insurance Space
Whether they are intentional or accidental, if ESG factors are ignored they can have an outsized impact on a general account at...
Heartbeats and Taxes: Don’t Let Tax Treatments Give You A Heart Attack
While heartbeat trades serve the triple purpose of minimizing tracking error, avoiding block trades, and washing out low-basis...
U.S. IPO Market: Lyft and Levi Strauss Were the Only Bright Spots in a Weak First Quarter
There were just 34 IPOs in the first quarter, the worst quarterly performance since Q1 2017. Lyft had the biggest market debut...
Will the Real ETF Valuation Metric Please Stand Up?
The time is ripe to standardize NAV calculation requirements.
The Emerging Market Debt Puzzle
My takeaway was previously that EM corporate debt was a diversification play. But is it?
South Africa’s Economy Snaps Out of Recession, But Is It Out of the Woods?
While South Africa's new president has rekindled hopes of an economic renaissance, but the country still faces serious challenges.
Tough Times for New ETF Launches
In the past few years, organic success in the ETF market has become nearly impossible. The gates to opportunity in the ETF...
Jack Bogle Led Today's Investing Fee War
Jack Bogle, Vanguard founder and the father of low-cost index investing, championed low cost and simplicity. The finest...
Volatile Equity Markets and the U.S. Government Shutdown Hit the IPO Market
The IPO market was strong in 2018, but market weakness in Q4 dampened activity leading into the new year. On top of that, the 35...
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