Flirting with Models

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Can Managed Futures Offset Equity Losses?

Managed futures strategies have historically provided meaningful positive returns during left-tail equity events, but will the strategy work next time?

Should I Stay or Should I Growth Now?

Value's recent under-performance has many managers saying that the style looks cheap. We explore the value-of-value through the lens of multiple metrics.

Pursuing Factor Purity

In this research note, we implement a regression-based and optimized-based approach to achieving pure factor portfolios and report the results achieved.

Timing Trend Model Specification with Momentum

In this piece, we briefly explore whether model specification choices can be timed using momentum within the context of a naïve trend strategy.

Re-specifying the Fama French 3-Factor Model

The standard definition of the value factor may not fully capture the abstract concept of value. Blending many metrics into one factor can be beneficial.

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