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Morning Advantage: Going Way Out on a Limb for Profits

Harvard Business Review

Contrarian Number 1 is George Elliott, founder of a hedge fund (Naftilia Asset Management) that plans to buy nothing but stocks from – wait for it – Greece. As befits a Monday, we’re into contrarians this morning. Whatever it is, they’re against it, and we find that attitude bracing.

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Who Should Actually Have Say on Pay?

Harvard Business Review

Malkiel argues that most of the gigantic growth in asset-management-industry profits since 1980 "is likely to represent a deadweight loss for investors." Which makes sense — most asset managers have a shared interest with CEOs in keeping top-of-the-scale paychecks high.

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Stop Assuming Your Data Will Bring You Riches

Harvard Business Review

Hedge Funds will love our data — they will practically buy any set of data that might give them a potential edge”. Will your data distribution partner really be motivated to work with you, or will they have other priorities? “We have a treasure trove of data, it’s highly valuable”. “If

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Why the U.S. Needs More Worker-Owned Companies

Harvard Business Review

The social impact funds want to support it for social reasons, whereas hedge funds and others are recognizing that the superior resiliency and performance of worker-owned firms can improve their returns. The biggest difference is that workers have an important say in who manages them and how profits align with values. Already, U.S.

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