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Vital signs: Long/short opportunities in the health care sector

Authors: Jean Hynes, CFA, ...

Structural changes in health care are creating myriad opportunities for long/short investors. Powerful demographic trends are boosting demand and driving volume growth; an impressive pace of innovation is...

File under: Desire for upside, fear of downside: Can alternatives help?

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Investment Stepping Stones

Author: Adam Berger, CFA

Ideas to help narrow the return gap Today, institutional investors find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Their return targets remain relatively high, yet long-term return expectations for the...

File under: Constructive thinking on active allocations

 

Long/short investing in financials: Tapping into an industry renaissance

Authors: Andrew Heiskell, ...

Over the last 20 years, the financial sector has been among the most volatile within global stock markets — but with little risk-adjusted performance to show for it. A Sharpe ratio of a mere 0.1 for the...

File under: Desire for upside, fear of downside: Can alternatives help?, Constructive thinking on active allocations

 
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Staying power: Tapping the value of unconventional stability

Author: Dan Pozen

Low fixed income yields and the desire for safety continue to draw many investors to blue-chip equities. These high-quality companies provide an attractive combination: the potential for long-term capital...

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