James Picerno

• AN INCONVENIENT BETA

  By James Picerno  |  October 1, 2008

  Carbon is many things. It's an element that's been known since antiquity and it's one of the most abundant substances in the universe. It is...

• VOLATILITY SURPRISES

  By James Picerno  |  October 1, 2008

  Volatility can be an investor's best friend, but friend can turn foe at times. The first line of defense is understanding volatility's role in money...

• Can It Happen Here?

  By James Picerno  |  September 1, 2008

  Wealthy individuals and institutions dominate hedge fund investing, but the mainstreaming of these products rolls on. Strategies that traditionally have been available only in the shadowy...

• Building a Better Snapshot

  By James Picerno  |  September 1, 2008

  More isn't always better, but when it comes to hedge fund databases, there's an argument in favor of using quantity to enhance quality. The reasoning starts...

• Valuing Evaluation

  By James Picerno  |  September 1, 2008

  In the old days, giving was easier. You made a donation to a charity of your choice, and you hoped for the best. But faith...

• For one wealth manager, bonds are the only game in town.

  By James Picerno  |  July 1, 2008

  Asset allocation? Don't even think about it, says Stan Richelson of the Scarsdale Investment Group, Ltd., a Blue Bell, Pa. wealth management shop that he...

• Can philanthropy and capitalism work together?

  By James Picerno  |  July 1, 2008

  Philanthropy is conventionally defined as activity aimed at promoting human welfare of one kind or another, as any dictionary will tell you. Conspicuously absent from...

• Will 'new and improved' indices enhance asset allocation?

  By James Picerno  |  July 1, 2008

  If you build better indices, the possibility of enhancing asset allocation strategies naturally follows. Why, then-in a world that's minting a new generation of benchmarks...

• THE FINAL (SOCIAL) FRONTIER

  By James Picerno  |  June 1, 2008

  Harry Markowitz's 56-year-old portfolio-optimization theory may be middle aged, but it's forever young in the service of tackling the investment challenge du jour. An intriguing example...

• Legacy Issues

  By James Picerno  |  May 1, 2008

  Ben Bernanke just can't get a break. From day one he was saddled with the burden of filling his predecessor's shoes. No mean feat when...