Is Smart Beta Investing Really Smarter?
You have to factor in many things, like value, momentum, size, quality and volatility.
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In the brave new world of next generation, active investment management, smart beta is all the rage. Smart beta relies on five major strategies -- or "factors" -- to fine tune market returns:
Investments built around each of those factors have historically beaten the market, as the following chart shows: