Gaining Perspective

The last decade has been a painful one for investors who believe in a factor-based approach to investing and have stuck with those factors that historically performed well – namely the value factor, which has severely underperformed growth over those 10 years. But a breed of products have avoided that plight. Funds and ETFs that have were designed to be nimble and allocate across a range of factors have not suffered the same performance deficit.

Show Notes

The last decade has been a painful one for investors who believe in a factor-based approach to investing and have stuck with those factors that historically performed well – namely the value factor, which has severely underperformed growth over those 10 years. But a breed of products have avoided that plight. Funds and ETFs that have were designed to be nimble and allocate across a range of factors have not suffered the same performance deficit.

What is Gaining Perspective?

This podcast is hosted by Advisor Perspectives, one of the leading publications for financial advisors. Our podcast series brings you short interviews with top thought leaders in financial advice, planning, investments and economics. Each episode focuses on a specific issue facing financial advisors. Listeners will learn the key trends affecting the way they and their competitors operate and the steps advisors can take grow their practices and deliver better service to their clients.