Smart(er) Investing How Academic Insights Propel the Savvy Investor /

• Main Authors: Basilico, Elisabetta (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Johnsen, Tommi (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Investment banking.; Securities.; Behavioral economics.; Investments and Securities.; Behavioral Finance.

This book identifies and discusses the most successful investing practices with an emphasis on the academic articles that produced them and why this research led to popular adoption and growth in $AUM. Investors are bombarded with ideas and prescriptions for successful investing every day. Given the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. What Constitutes Good Investment Research?
• 2. A Roadmap to Reading an Academic Article
• 3. Index Investing: It Makes Active Management Better
• 4. Factor Investing: Challenging the Market Index with Smart Beta Products
• 5. Multi-Asset Investing: Challenging the Industry Obsession with Alpha
• 6. Tail Risk Hedging: It is an Asset Allocation Decision
• 7. Responsible Investing: Deep Roots in the Values of Western Society
• 8. Equity and Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: A Potential Disrupter
• 9. Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution in Investment Management
• 10. Cryptocurrencies: A Fledgling Asset Class, but It's Too Early to Tell
• 11. Women in Finance: What Does the Research Show?.