Karyn Williams
5 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 9, 2020 by Karyn Williams · across every show →
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Nov 9, 2020 negative
Williams: Uncontrolled Macro Factors Frequently Swamp Active Managers' Bottom-Up Stock Selection
“And what we found generally was that a lot of times the factors would swamp the good work that they were doing on the individual positions in the portfolio. So all this great analysis and research Being put into individual decisions, but macroeconomic effects …”
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020 negative
Williams: Mean-variance optimization is a conceptual framework, not a direct tool
“Really surprised that the mean variance optimization framework was applied directly and simply. Like, even from early days, it didn't make sense to me that these concepts, really, the point was to say something about how risk should be perceived, that it's sys…”
Nov 9, 2020 negative
Williams: Investment committees waste time scrutinizing minor, backward-looking line items
“It really bothers me when the conversation veers toward the small and insignificant and backward looking. So think, Wow, this portfolio has, you know, these 15 different investments. Like, you delegated that decision, and that decision's been made.”