Jessica Sier, Author at Investment Magazine

Learn from the data and don’t fear change

Signals and noise can dominate the minds of investors but relying on the uncompromising clarity of statistics may provide a complex but effective path according to Fort L.P.'s Alan Marantz.

Jessica SierMay 6, 2021

Data diligence leads to outperformance

Sports are ‘decades ahead’ of the investment world in using research to improve their games – skilful fund managers are using similar tactics.

Jessica SierMay 6, 2021

Beware highly leveraged and less-liquid strategies

Troubled times expose the vulnerability of managers without contingency funds which may prevent them from pulling different levers during a crisis and staying on top.

Jessica SierMay 6, 2021

Disappointed with fixed income performance? Scientific investing may help

But, while active management can generate sustainable excess returns, it requires skill and fixed income securities are more complex than equities as they’re not as transparent nor as liquid.

Jessica SierMay 4, 2021

Find a better balance to defend against inflation: Bob Prince

Bridgewater Associates’ Bob Prince advises clients to change the way they think about equities as bonds are not currently offering traditional protection in a portfolio.

Jessica SierMay 3, 2021

Guided by nuance: The case for alternative risk premia

Investors pursuing alternative risk premia strategies in light of structural changes in fixed income and equity correlations should consider nuances in the characteristics of these investments even if they mirror historical correlations, experts have said.

Jessica SierApril 30, 2021

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Jessica Sier

Investment Strategy

Learn from the data and don’t fear change

Investment Operations

Data diligence leads to outperformance

Investment Strategy

Beware highly leveraged and less-liquid strategies

Fixed Income

Disappointed with fixed income performance? Scientific investing may help

Investment Strategy

Find a better balance to defend against inflation: Bob Prince

Alternatives

Guided by nuance: The case for alternative risk premia

Credit

Fine line between performing and stressed as volatility returns to credit markets

Fixed Income

Economic thinking is changing, so is the bond market