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MiB: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

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This week, we speak with Elizabeth Burton , managing director and client investment strategist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. She advises institutional clients on investment strategies and portfolio objectives, working alongside global client advisers and product strategists across public and private markets.

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Investing Behavioral Hacks

The Big Picture

Markets screamed higher yesterday after a benign CPI report showed a 0.0% It was a classic fear-driven error, a combination of bad market timing and poor impulse control. It was a classic fear-driven error, a combination of bad market timing and poor impulse control. Last, recognize that markets go up and down.

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Underperforming Your Own Assets

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I replied 1 to the tweet, politely pointing out that my colleague Ben Carlson had previously explained that “since 1928, equity market returns including dividends are 70% higher than just equity price returns alone.” If you are more of a visual person, then consider the two charts below, via JPM’s Quarterly Guide to the Markets.

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Research links: persistent investment factors

Abnormal Returns

alphaarchitect.com) The high quality anomaly shows up across asset classes. advisorperspectives.com) A history of quant investing and the state of the factor zoo. aqr.com) Why it's so hard to make money betting against the stock market. advisorperspectives.com) Can you use alternative measures to invest across countries?

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Wednesday links: larger market trends

Abnormal Returns

on.spdji.com) How major asset classes performed in April 2024. collabfund.com) Markets have to clear. owners can thank Todd Combs and Ted Weschler for the Apple ($AAPL) investment. owners can thank Todd Combs and Ted Weschler for the Apple ($AAPL) investment. April 2024 The S&P 500 lost 4.08% in April 2024.

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Tuesday links: buying cheaper assets

Abnormal Returns

Strategy Money market returns look good.almost too good. wsj.com) Six lessons from William Bernstein's "The Four Pillars of Investing." markets.businessinsider.com) Investors who bought the Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust ($GBTC) at a big discount are looking good. coindesk.com) Apple AI is coming to Apple ($AAPL) GPUs.

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The “Art” of Market Timing

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This weekend Jeff Sommer discussed a DFA research paper on market timing; both are well worth your time to read. The broad strokes are: Market timing is extremely difficult, very few people (if any) do it consistently well. Low Stakes : The most successful market timers are often those people who do not have actual assets at risk.

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