Investment Strategy Insights

The Lords of finance have somehow convinced investors that “simple” always beats “complex” in markets. But this is rubbish.

The Lords of finance have somehow convinced investors that “simple” always beats “complex” in markets. But this is rubbish.

While the risk of another consumer credit meltdown might be rising, the structure of the consumer credit market, particularly with respect to residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS), is fundamentally less vulnerable than it was in the 2005-2008 period.

There is a $16 trillion pile of negative yielding debt around the world and global central banks are officially trying to out-dove each other as one after next slashes interest rates in a race to the bottom. Against this backdrop, what is an investor to do?!

The Lords of finance have somehow convinced investors that “simple” always beats “complex” in markets. But this is rubbish.

The Lords of finance have somehow convinced investors that “simple” always beats “complex” in markets. But this is rubbish.

What It Means to be a True Systematic Manager and How to Spot the Lemon’s in your Lineup

And on the 7th day, the Meta Portfolio was created. After analyzing the many sources of return across major global asset classes, we now focus on how to implement different strategies and the most thoughtful way of putting those pieces together.