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Bridge over ocean
1 July 2005 Financial Analysts Journal Volume 61, Issue 4

The Future of Investment Management

  1. Gary P. Brinson, CFA

Looking at the present and at 35 years in the investment management field has produced the six observations and conjectures in this article: The correct portfolio for any investor is global (with a distinction between currency exposure and asset exposure), and global asset trading will eventually be continuous, 24 hours; “momentum investing” is an oxymoron; the model inputs reflecting our fundamental expectations are often irrational; investment management fees must drop significantly; the lumpiness and discontinuities in the market provide opportunities but frighten most investors; and past investment results are largely random noise with no predictive value.

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