Identifies and discusses the most successful investing practices with an emphasis on the academic articles that produced them Covers the impact of behavioral and social factors that have or will alert the investing landscape, such as women or socially responsible investingShowcases various approaches in quantitative methods, such as indexing, factor investing, multi-asset allocation, and tail-risk hedging Details the innovations that will dominate the future landscape of investing, including artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies

Autorentext

Elisabetta Basilico is the co-editor of academicinsightsoninvesting.com and has 15 years of experience in international financial settings spanning from academia to institutions (pension funds, foundations, and family offices). Her core skills include turning academic insights into quantitative investment models and ideas with specific expertise in global wealth management, asset allocation, liquid investments, stock picking signals, fund picking, and general statistical analysis. She is a holder of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) designation since 2007 and obtained a PhD from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. She has taught and conducted quantitative research at various universities and is a co-author of various articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

Tommi Johnsen is currently the co-editor of academicinsightsoninvesting.com, is the former Director of the Reiman School of Finance, and an emeritus professor at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. She has worked extensively as a research consultant and investment advisor for institutional investors in the areas of quantitative methods and portfolio construction. She taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels and published research in several areas including: capital markets, portfolio management and performance analysis, financial applications of econometrics, and the analysis of equity securities. These publications have appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals. She received her PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a major field of study in Investments and a minor in Econometrics.

Inhalt

Section I: How to Read and Evaluate Academic Research

Chapter 1: What Constitutes Good Investment Research?

Chapter 2: A Roadmap to Reading an Academic Article

Section II: The Best Investing Ideas

Section II.A Best Ideas from Quantitative Finance

Chapter 3: Index Investing: It Makes Active Management Better

Chapter 4: Factor Investing: Challenging the Market Index with Smart Beta Products

Chapter 5: Multi-Asset Investing: Challenging the Industry Obsession with Alpha

Chapter 6: Tail Risk Hedging: It is an Asset Allocation Decision

Section II.B Best ideas from Social Finance

Chapter 7: Responsible Investing: Deep Roots in the Values of Western Society

Chapter 8: Equity and Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: A Potential Disrupter

Section II.C Best Innovative Ideas

Chapter 9: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution in Investment Management

Chapter 10: Cryptocurrencies: A Fledgling Asset Class, but It's Too Early to Tell

Chapter 11: Women in Finance: What Does the Research Show?