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The Pitfalls of “Resulting”
September 7, 2018
Content provided by Joe Smith, CFA, CLS Senior Market Strategist Focusing only on results can lead to hindsight bias. Outcomes should always be evaluated relative to the quality of the initial decision. At CLS, our decision to overweight international stocks has solid footing in data and research. As a portfolio manager, I generally have a…
Happy Birthday, Warren
September 4, 2018
Content provided by Grant Engelbart, CFA, CAIA, Senior Portfolio Manager & Co-Director of Research Warren Buffett turned 88 years old on Thursday, August 30. Quite possibly the most famous value investor of all time, Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 (“that is, when current management took over”). Since then, the company has transformed…
Sir John Templeton: The Humble Approach
July 10, 2018
Content Provided by Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CMT – Chief Investment Officer One of the most important days in my development as an investment manager occurred in the spring of 1987. It was during my undergraduate days at Babson College. It was Founder’s Day, which is Babson’s oldest tradition, a day established to recognize the school’s…
The Rock Stars at CLS Investments
July 6, 2018
Content Provided by Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CMT – Chief Investment Officer When I was at Fidelity Investments (FMR Co) back in the 1990s, legendary investor Peter Lynch had moved on, but the culture he helped create, one fully dedicated to active management and high performance, was still in place. Fidelity hired the best and brightest…
Behind the (Research) Curtain
June 29, 2018
Content provided by Grant Engelbart, CFA, CAIA, Portfolio Manager There are five areas of analysis we utilize to review investment ideas (see our Risk Budgeting White Paper pages 9-10). To help our readers understand these analyses and our investment processes, let’s take a look at a real life example applicable to many, if not all,…
Why the Destination is Highly Dependent on the Journey
June 13, 2018
“Life is a school of probability.” — Walter Bagehot Content Provided by Joe Smith, CFA – Senior Market Strategist What will the markets return in the next 12 months? Should investors expect 20% gains per year in the future? Will the markets correct by more than 10% in the next six months? We frequently encounter…
Reason #29 Not to Use Stock-to-Bond Ratios to Manage Risk
June 11, 2018
Content Provided by Case Eichenberger, CIMA, Client Portfolio Manager Income-Based Portfolios Which portfolio would you expect to be riskier? A or B? Or, put another way, which portfolio would you expect to be more volatile? Tough call, isn’t it? They both look very similar in terms of stock-to-bond ratios. Let’s call it a wash…
Return Drivers of Commodities
June 7, 2018
Content Provided by Jackson Lee, CFA, Quantitative Investment Research Analyst “Be Creative” is a new CLS Investment Theme that was introduced the beginning of this quarter. To recap its introduction, “Be Creative” means CLS will add more exposures to asset classes such as alternative and real assets. The benefits of investing in these segments rather…
Time to Be Active
May 16, 2018
Content provided by Michael Hadden, Junior Research Analyst Now that summer is around the corner, I assume it’s safe to say most New Year’s resolutions have fallen to the wayside. For many, myself included, that resolution involved getting to the gym and being more active. And while I haven’t been great at making it to…
Reason to Invest Internationally #18: Wider Opportunity Set
May 3, 2018
Content Provided by Kostya Etus, CFA, Portfolio Manager As you may know, we have written a great whitepaper named “Why International: The Case for International Investing,” which highlights 17 reasons why investing internationally is ‘always’ a good idea, not just now when relative valuations are so attractive. Although 17 seems like a lot, I am…