Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies

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Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies

Veteran investment strategist Ben Warwick brings 20 years of investment management expertise to AdvisorOne.com in his blog, Searching for Alpha. His market and economic insights provide readers with an insider’s view on generating alpha through asset allocation, the use of strategic portfolio “tilts” and alternative investments.

Ben Warwick founded Quantitative Equity Strategies (QES) in 2002 as a platform for implementing his quantitative investment strategies. The firm manages assets with traditional long-only equity and fixed income, private equity, managed futures and alternative investment mandates. QES has developed an industry leading expertise in building investment programs that can replicate alternative returns, while offering daily liquidity and transparency. These products include the HFRq, a hedge fund replication strategy developed in concert with Hedge Fund Research in Chicago; the Managed Futures Beta Index, with Aspen Partners; and the Nomura QES Modeled Private Equity Returns Index (PERI), which was developed with Nomura Bank and Preqin, the leading source of information in the private equity industry.    

He is the author of several books, including "Searching for Alpha: The Quest for Exceptional Investment Performance," (Wiley, 2000) and "The Handbook of Managed Futures," with Carl Peters, (McGraw-Hill, 1996).  He can be reached at ben@qesinvest.com.

• Dismal Jobs Growth Shocks Stocks

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  July 6, 2012

  For the third consecutive month, the employment report was a disappointing one, with a measly 80,000 jobs created during June.

• EU Summit Decision: Just Kicking the Can Down the Road—Searching for Alpha for July 2012

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  July 2, 2012

  Why I’m skeptical that the latest EU prescription can change the fundamentals of the eurozone’s problems.

• What Are Implications of Health Care Ruling?

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 29, 2012

  For one, higher taxes on the way. For two, further support likely for Mitt Romney. But how long will Obamacare last?

• Getting Alpha the Hard Way

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 27, 2012

  I’ve always enjoyed perusing the Dealbreaker website for their witty and often spot-on observations of our business.

• Grain Rallies Offer Portfolio Diversification

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies, Troy Warwick  |  June 26, 2012

  Is there any silver lining on today’s economic times? Well, yes, but it is coming from an unexpected source.

• Watching ‘Dr. Copper’

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 25, 2012

  Industrial materials have always been useful tools in the prediction of economic prospects to come.

• Fed Continues to Twist in the Window

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 21, 2012

  Amidst the worsening euro crisis, investors have expressed worry in the Federal Reserve’s decision to increase their Maturity Extension Program—also known as "Operation Twist."

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  The Logic of Eurobonds

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 20, 2012

  Ever wonder why our nation’s capital is wedged between Virginia and Maryland? History and the prospects for eurobonds.

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  Germany’s Mercantilism Proves Burdensome to Southern Europe

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 19, 2012

  While the current financial crisis seem to be worsening in Europe, it is interesting to note that the economic issues the eurozone is facing bear striking resemblance to a much older European tradition.

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  Soros’ Greek Election Prediction Comes to Fruition

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  June 18, 2012

  With a recent speech delivered in Italy earlier this month, investment mogul George Soros believes that the euro may still continue to survive.