Can Machine Learning Help Predict the Next Financial Crisis?
What do we mean by financial crisis? What are some of the classical methods that predict such crises? How can machine learning algorithms contribute to anticipating them? Financial crises take…
Book Review: Demographics Unravelled | CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Demographics Unravelled: How Demographics Affect and Influence Every Aspect of Economics, Finance and Policy. 2021. Amlan Roy. Wiley. Demographics are destiny. This cliché will cause some investors to nod their…
Eight Reasons Why Africa Is Primed for Impact Investing
“You cannot be an impact investor without considering emerging markets. Investing in Africa presents both financial and impact opportunities.” — Jennifer Kenning, CEO and Co-Founder, Align Impact Investors looking to…
Does Artificial Intelligence Steal Human Jobs?
The Four Job Categories When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), many anticipate a rosy future with various sources of new revenue, reduced expenses, and ultimately increased profits. Others worry…
Tricks of the Private Equity Trade, Part 1: Value Drivers
Investors’ faith in the genius of private equity (PE) fund managers has reached ever greater heights amid new records in fundraising, deal volume, and asset valuations. These trends have continued…
Growth, Value, and Skewness: Are Growth Stocks a Lottery-Like Bet?
Skewness in asset returns is a perplexing phenomenon and evokes different behavior from investors. Some show a preference for stocks with significant right skewness, which much like playing the lottery,…
The Witch of October Is Here: Remember Short-Term Pain = Long-Term Progress
The month of October strikes fear in the hearts of many Wall Street veterans — and for good reason. Over the last 123 years, 7 of the 10 worst days…
War and Ethics: What Are the Investment Community’s Responsibilities?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had ramifications throughout the global investment community. There are the obvious repercussions: the rising volatility in the equity and commodities markets as well as spiking…
Book Review: Investing in the Era of Climate Change
Investing in the Era of Climate Change. 2022. Bruce Usher. Columbia University Press. The scientific consensus is that climate change is real, occurring now, and potentially catastrophic. As a result,…
How to Future-Proof Your Career: T-Shaped Skills
It is a logical truism that advancing our skills advances our careers. The challenge, however, is knowing where to focus our personal development so that it will have the maximum…
