Quantitative finance continues to debate the reliability and limits of model-driven investment strategies. Read more here.

Model portfolios are a new generation of investment products that can help wealth advisors improve client outcomes, refocus their attention on high-value activities, and ultimately expand their ...

Research dating back to 1972 has persistently found that low-volatility (or low beta) stocks have systematically provided higher risk-adjusted returns than high-risk stocks. Today, many leading equity ...

Most ETFs make a single bet and hold it. A value fund stays value even when value is getting crushed. iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF (NYSEARCA:DYNF) takes a different approach: it ...

Investment word of the day: An investment approach that chooses securities based on specific characteristics that determine risk and return is known as factor investing. It aims to boost returns, ...

The SEC’s recent order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings (OIP) against registered investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP illustrates ...