Asian Markets Primer Part VI
A look at the performance history and valuations of style indices.
A look at the performance history and valuations of style indices.
As assets under management grow, investment flexibility is limited and managers must make choices. How much money can investment managers take in before the ability to add value fades away to market returns minus fees?
With real yields of just 1.6%, ten-year U.S. TIPS are currently an expensive inflation hedge.
Linkers look expensive at current yields.
The varied approaches to defining small cap.
With valuations more concentrated, style and market cap should be weaker drivers of return.
Upside from current U.K. property levels is likely to be limited.
A look at their recent trends, volatility, correlations, and exchange rate regimes.
The financial sector contributed 30%–40% of S&P 500 earnings in 2002–04, but odds are against this trend continuing.
While U.K. equities look a sight better than U.S. equities, they appear somewhat stretched on an absolute basis.