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Perspective
The Hedgie in Winter
May 31, 2018
Cliff explains once again why hedge fund returns shouldn’t be compared to 100% long equities, how to do a more proper comparison, and then shares results.
Perspective
Once More, Without Feeling
December 19, 2018
Cliff discusses why many of the breathless articles and TV headlines we’ve seen lately about the overall U.S. stock market are just not that interesting.
Perspective
Risk Parity: Why We Lever
September 24, 2014
The role of leverage in risk parity is often misunderstood. For risk parity investors, there may be benefits to using modest leverage—it helps them build a more diversified, more balanced, and potentially higher-return-for-the-risk-taken portfolio.
Perspective
Our Hat into the Podcasting Ring
August 8, 2018
Cliff discusses the launch of the AQR podcast, The Curious Investor.
Perspective
Risk Parity: The Dog That Did Not Bite
September 21, 2015
Commentators are blaming risk parity as a driving force behind August's equity market volatility. We think this is short-term silliness, and explain why we believe risk parity isn't the cause.
Perspective
Risk Parity Is Even Better Than We Thought
June 1, 2015
It’s not all or nothing when it comes to risk parity. Investors typically think they should be all 60/40 or all risk parity, but we think there's merit in adding risk parity to an existing 60/40 portfolio.
Perspective
Liquid Alt Ragnarök?
September 7, 2018
Cliff discusses the recent tough times for quantitative factor-based liquid alts and makes the case for why the painful and difficult times are a big part of why our quantitative factors are real and can improve long-term results for those who can allocate part of their portfolio to them and then stick with it.
Perspective
Introducing the New AQR S.M.O.O.T.H. Fund
February 25, 2019
Cliff offers some insights into the world of smoothed returns with a healthy dose of satire.
Perspective
Wild but Not Crazy
February 15, 2018
Just how volatile was the recent market ride? Cliff Asness puts the volatility into perspective in terms of both its absolute and surprise levels.
Perspective
Our 20th Anniversary Anthology
December 20, 2018
Cliff introduces AQR’s 20th anniversary anthology, a collection of 20 papers that we’re collectively most proud of and that we think best sum up our work.