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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

While everyone seems to know about equity research and trading stocks, fixed income research gets far less attention. Equity Research vs. Fixed Income Research Common Myths What Do You Do as a Fixed Income Research Analyst or Associate? Each role has common analytical elements, but the specifics and deliverables differ (e.g.,

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2023 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

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The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. What’s intriguing about the chart in Figure 2 is how differently equities, as measured by the S&P 500, performed under each period, returning a modest 5.7%

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

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They might have separate teams for specific strategies or markets, but everything is run under a single Profit & Loss statement (P&L). There are very few real “requirements” besides the single PM / single P&L one above and the standard Limited Partner / General Partner structure that all hedge funds use.

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Multi-Manager Hedge Funds: A Meritocratic Paradise or a Revolving Door of Burnout?

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Beta-Neutral Portfolios: For example, if the S&P 500 goes up or down by 5%, your team’s portfolio should move by ~0%. It’s 100% possible to do asset management internships (or hedge fund internships ), take the CFA , and recruit for one of these large funds – assuming it’s open to undergrads.

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2023 Second Quarter Review & Commentary

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Equity markets are justifiably high risk investments, given the historically high returns they afford investors over long investment horizons. Walking a Narrow Path Toward Victory This quarter, equity markets continued their positive ascent, maintaining the trend established during the first quarter.

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2023 Third Quarter Review & Commentary

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billion, and ranked #6 on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List (as of 10/11/23), Buffett is widely regarded as the most successful equity market investor of the past century. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. With a current net worth of $115.7

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