Letter # 98

If you have total autonomy to decide asset and sector allocation (let’s call this Smart Beta) as well as security selection (i.e. Active Alpha), how much do you think the Beta vs. Alpha decisions are responsible for our portfolio returns in a particular cycle? Since most of us deal with individual issuers and stocks, Active Alpha dominates our mind share and we may believe that stock selection is responsible for a large proportion of our returns. In our today’s article in ET, we look at historical cycles to conclude that Smart Beta is given way too little credit than what it deserves. Read here: https://tinyurl.com/3rznnenp

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