ESMA Issues Updated Statement On Preparatory Work In Relation To CFDs, Binary...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement updating on its work in relation to the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other speculative...
View ArticleCFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update
The current reports for the week of December 12, 2017 are now available.
View ArticleUK's Financial Conduct Authority Statement On ESMAâs Ongoing Work On...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has made an announcement(link is external) today on its work in relation to the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs), including rolling...
View ArticleTreasury International Capital Data For October
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2017. The next release, which will report on data for November 2017, is scheduled for January...
View ArticleMITâs Andrew Lo Interviews Eugene Fama
In this video, Andrew LoâProfessor of Finance at MIT Sloanâspeaks with Eugene Fama about the arc of Geneâs empirical and theoretical research. The topics covered in this interview range from...
View ArticleAre Markets Efficient?
The efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), developed by Eugene Fama in the 1960s, simply states that prices reflect all available information. Despite its simplicity, the EMH has been difficult to test...
View ArticleDimensional's David Booth Interviews Eugene Fama
David Booth, chairman and co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, has been working with Eugene Fama since the mid-1960s. David was a PhD student in Geneâs class and later asked Gene to become a board...
View ArticleFama Lecture: Masters of Finance
From the American Finance Association's "Masters in Finance" video series, Eugene F. Fama presents a brief history of the efficient market theory. The lecture was recorded at the University of Chicago...
View ArticleFather of Modern Finance Weighs In
EFF:Â I was interviewed on CNBC's "Squawk Box" this past Friday about the recent financial crisis and financial regulatory reform. View the video here.
View ArticleFuture of Money Management
This video, recorded at the Chicago Booth 2010 Management Conference, features Eugene Fama and David Booth providing insights into what lies ahead for active and passive money management. (View the video)
View ArticleShould Investors Fear the "New Normal"?
In this video, Kenneth French explains why lower economic growth may not hinder future stock returns. In fact, history shows that average returns tend to be higher during periods of economic...
View ArticleHedging Inflation: Do TIPS Beat T-Bills?
Rising government spending around the world has many investors considering ways to hedge potential inflation, which may include holding TIPS or rolling over short-term Treasury securities. Ken French...
View ArticlePrincipal-Guaranteed Products: Paying Others to Bear Risk
Can principal-guaranteed products help an investor better manage portfolio risk? Ken French explains that principal protection would certainly be attractive if it were free. Unfortunately for...
View ArticleDiversification by Omission
Can investors build a better portfolio by combining asset classes that have low correlations? It is possible, explains Ken French, but not in the way that most investors attempt it. Some think they can...
View ArticleHow Can Retirees Determine a Sustainable Withdrawal Rate?
Ken French says the simplest answer is found in the rate offered on a long-term Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS). You can go beyond the TIPS rate if you don't plan to live forever. Retirees...
View ArticleHomemade Dividends
Should retirees limit their spending to the interest and dividends they receive? Ken French says investors should be indifferent to how they raise cash, whether through dividends and interest, or...
View ArticleHome Bias
Investors tend to overweight their equity portfolios with stocks from their home country market. Ken French says that, while home bias is still the norm, investors have significantly increased their...
View ArticleQ&A with Fama at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium
Fama speaks candidly about academic progress, smart beta, and the efficient markets hypothesis. (View the video)
View ArticleFama: American Enterprise Institute Award and Interview
EFF: I was honored to be the recipient of the American Enterprise Institute's 2014 Irving Kristol Award at their annual dinner May 6. The institute has posted a video of the dinner, which includes...
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