report by BlackRock
Results for ""
Manager & Investment Selection
MONEYBALL INVESTING: THE REAL REASON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES IS BAD FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO
This piece is approved to use with clients.
One of the more iconic scenes in the movie, Moneyball, involves the baseball scouts discussing various players’ abilities. They note a player’s “classy” swing and then move on to his girlfriend’s looks for an assessment of his in-game proficiency. It’s both darkly humorous and a sly indictment of the flawed mechanics by which scouts judge players.
Business Development
Direct Indexing and Personalization at Scale—How Tech Provides the Way Forward
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Direct indexing and personalization used to be available only to ultra-high-net-worth investors, but technical advances and more widespread computing power are rapidly bringing those offerings to smaller investors.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
What are the Secondary Effects of the War? The Dreaded “Triple R”
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Fears of the dreaded “triple R” are growing—encompassing a recession, rising rates, and a loss in real household incomes. It is a dangerous time for investors, especially for those that draw a straight line from economic events to portfolio changes. We must be intentional and focused on our goals, including understanding what was already priced in and managing any risks to our convictions.
Client Experience
Valuation: The Key to Understanding Past and Expected Returns
All investment strategies will experience times of underperformance. If investors trade out of a portfolio after it underperforms, they lock in those losses—something that can destroy wealth over time. Often periods of underperformance are followed by rebounds. But when might an investor expect a portfolio to rebound?
Client Experience
It’s All Hometown to John Caserta
John Caserta grew up in North Haven, Conn., where he’s now a Chartered Financial Consultant and managing director at Caserta & de Jongh LLC. His second office is in New Haven, home to his alma mater, Yale, where he studied Italian and played trumpet in concert and jazz bands. His frequent media appearances and alumni connections are helping him grow his practice.
Client Experience
Overconfident? Cognitively Rigid? How Investors Can Make Better Decisions by Dealing With Emotions and Biases
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Sarah Newcomb, director of behavioral science at Morningstar, Inc., discusses emotions brought on by market loss, talks about how they can affect decisions, and offers some ways to cope. Ryan Murphy, head of decision sciences at Morningstar Investment Management, discusses cognitive biases to watch out for and ways investors can make better decisions.