Gold: A Solution for Zero-Beta Satellites
Only a few strategies seem to be providers of crisis alpha or outperformance in time of significant stress in traditional betas: gold seems to fit that definition.
Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category
VIDEO: The Latest Trends in the Capital Markets with John K. Paglia
An in-depth look at the current state of financing for privately-held businesses.
VIDEO: Dr. Joetta Forsyth Discusses the Perils of Financial Illiteracy
The financial crisis is a clear demonstration of the desperate need for people to receive financial training.
PODCAST: The Financial Elements of Business Resilience with Garland Simmons, PhD
In this podcast, Garland Simmons, PhD, offers commentary on the financial elements of business resilience, offering examples of businesses that have flourished.
Introducing Market Wrap with Clemens Kownatzki
Clemens Kownatzki, adjunct professor of financial risk management introduces “Market Wrap,” a brief summary of interesting market events and major economic news.
The 10 Essential Investment Rules
At the end of 14 grueling weeks in my Portfolio Management class, I wrap it up with this 10-rule list. After all the fancy formulas and complex graphs we review in class, the art of investing comes down to common sense and risk management. Based on my many years in the trenches, managing money for [...]
Paglia Reveals Key Findings from Private Capital Markets Project
John K. Paglia, associate professor of finance and senior researcher, has been receiving a great deal of buzz over the most recent findings of the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project. Detailing the 2010 outlook for private capital providers and privately-held businesses, the project performs ongoing research into the true cost of capital and the behavior [...]
Beta(ful) Market Hypotheses
In my many years as a derivative trader and hedge fund manager, I forged a solid and long-lasting relationship with risk. Like a beautiful but dangerous woman, risk permeated my professional life—a constant courtship leading me to many attempts at fully understanding its mysterious ways. A never-ending effort! The theoretical foundations of risk analysis were [...]
My Shocking Bank Experience and the Need to Read Terms and Conditions
This post first appeared on Dr. Forsyth’s blog, Financial Wisdom Preparatory Institute. I recently had a bad encounter with a bank. However, there is a basic principle that I follow that kept me from financial harm. I applied for a business credit card, which I wanted to facilitate payments and I intended to pay off [...]
Welcome to a New “Normal” in Commodities?
Davide Accomazzo, MBA The telegraphed day of reckoning has finally arrived and many commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) are now finding themselves in the regulatory line of fire. I have been on the record with my MBA students and with many of my colleagues in the investment business for quite some time [...]
