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Trend Following

Trend following strategies have a track record of delivering strong long-term returns and diversifying performance during downturns for traditional assets – when investors may need it the most. Explore our research explaining how trend following could be incorporated into a portfolio and demonstrating its ability to generate strong performance across time and asset classes.

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Macroeconomic Investing

Rapid economic growth accompanied by large increases in prices for many goods and services has led to unusually high level of uncertainty around inflation. This may prompt investors to question how different inflationary outcomes can impact their portfolio and what they can do to reduce their portfolio's sensitivity. To address investors' questions, we have rounded up some of our best thinking on the topic.

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Value Investing

Value investing – buying securities that appear cheap relative to fundamentals – has a long history in financial markets. Explore our library of research on this famed topic.

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Portfolio Construction

Diversification. Craftsmanship. What goes into building an effective portfolio? We’ve rounded up our best thinking on the topic.

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Cliff's Perspectives

Factor/Style Investing  

Uncorrelated Assets: An Important Dimension of an Optimal Portfolio

Recently, Dimensional Fund Advisors wrote critically on “liquid alts.” They make some good points, but they also draw some odd conclusions that if applied more generally would not be to their or our liking. Besides discussing their piece, below I also review the general rationale behind holding uncorrelated assets – in particular, equity “factors” held in a long-short manner.

Cliff Asness, AQR

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Alternative Investing  

Volatility Laundering

Factor/Style Investing  

The Bubble Has Not Popped

Factor/Style Investing  

Still Crazy After All This YTD

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