Ideas Made to Matter Financial Markets

The dark side of stock market circuit breakers

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Circuit breakers are meant to calm the markets. But new research shows that they can backfire and create more volatility if not properly designed.

Feb 16, 2023
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Study finds mutual fund disclosures are unnecessarily complex

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Retail investors often make poor choices when selecting mutual funds. Are complex disclosures to blame?

Aug 29, 2022
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Retail investors lose big in options markets, research shows

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Retail investors are playing an outsized role in options markets. New research sheds light on how their behavior affects prices — and how much investors stand to lose.

Aug 4, 2022
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Wall Street gurus: How to invest in a volatile market

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Nobel Prize winner Robert Merton and other financial luminaries weigh in on target date funds, value stocks, and finding opportunity in crisis.

Jun 6, 2022
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Study: How target date funds impact investment behavior

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The average U.S. investor holds more of their wealth in the stock market than in prior decades — a trend drastically accelerated by target date funds.

May 23, 2022
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BlackRock CEO: Don't divest fossil fuels, stay in the game

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“Climate risk is investment risk.” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink shares his thoughts on how to create a net zero carbon world by 2050.

Nov 2, 2021
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Finding value in the hard work of quant ESG investing

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For PanAgora’s chief investment officer, mining new data sources is central to an ESG investment strategy.

Sep 4, 2021
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