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For the Younger Generation of Allocators, Nothing Is Sacred — Including the Endowment Model

At the Meyer Memorial Trust, Rukaiyah Adams is encouraging millennial and Gen Z investors to question everything they know about the markets.
By Jessica Hamlin
May 04, 2022
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Bitcoin’s Lockstep March With Stocks Raises Thorny Questions About Its Usefulness

The cryptocurrency hasn’t worked as the “digital gold” it was touted to be. Should institutional investors even bother with it?(Part of the crypto column series.)
By Edward Robinson
March 24, 2022
Blinded by theory?

Theory -- not to be confused with reality.

October 13, 2004
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Investment Beliefs and Failed Finance

Investment beliefs are an attempt to supplement the conventional finance wisdom (that has led to incessant financial crisis) with unconventional approaches (that better match organizational mandates). Let's discuss...
By Ashby Monk
July 26, 2012
This content is from: Opinion

ESG and Alpha: Sales or Substance?

Managers of ESG investments create false hope, oversell outperformance, and contribute to the delay of long-past-due regulatory action.
By Andrew A. King and Kenneth P. Pucker
February 25, 2022
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Weekend Reading

I've got some interesting news and a nice essay by Katharina Pistor that challenges conventional theories of financial regulation. The latter fits in well with my theme this week of 'investment beliefs'. Have a nice weekend!
By Ashby Monk
June 29, 2012
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