Great articles don’t always get the readership they deserve. We’ve posted the 10 most-widely read articles for the past year here. Below are another 10 that you might have missed, but I believe merit reading:
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Five Habits of Highly Annoying Leaders by Robert Huebscher
September 30, 2014
What is the role of a leader in creating a psychologically healthy and productive workplace? More specifically, what are the things a leader has to stop doing to help teams accomplish their goals?
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How to Choose the Best Retirement Income Strategy by Joe Tomlinson
July 22, 2014
In the competition among retirement-planning methodologies, systematic withdrawals have been winning the battle against the essential-discretionary approach. But given today's low interest rates, the essential-discretionary approach may work better for many clients, especially if SPIAs are used.
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Have Researchers Uncovered Buffett’s Secret? by Robert Huebscher
March 11, 2014
Researchers from AQR Capital Management, a Connecticut-based asset manager, claim they have uncovered the source of Warren Buffett’s alpha. They believe Buffett-like performance can be achieved by constructing a portfolio with exposure to certain "factors." But their theory hinges on a crucial assumption, which, as I will show, is highly tenuous.
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The Power and Limitations of Monte Carlo Simulations by David Blanchett and Wade Pfau
August 26, 2014
Explaining the past is much easier than predicting the future. This uncertainty raises a significant number of issues when creating a financial plan for a client. Monte Carlo simulations will illuminate the nature of that uncertainty, but only if advisors understand how it should be applied - and its limitations.
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GMO versus Blackrock: Divergent Views of Global Markets by Justin Kermond
July 8, 2014
GMO's Ben Inker says he wouldn't touch U.S. small-capitalization stocks "with a 10-foot pole" - and says he sees no asset class that is attractively priced. That isn't the way Blackrock, the world's largest asset manager, views things. Blackrock's Dennis Stattman likes Japanese equities and gold and isn't afraid of rising rates.
