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Smart beta products using common factors like value, low volatility, quality, and small cap experienced an underwhelming performance from 2005–2022. On average, long-only factor portfolios built from a wider set of global factors identified in the finance literature generated significantly positive excess returns across countries, suggesting diversifying across many factors is more prudent than selecting a handful that have performed the best.

When Smart Beta Meets Machine Learning and Portfolio Optimization

Many investors say they “don’t invest in China” at all – despite having tens or even hundreds of millions invested in an emerging markets portfolio. These investors would be well-advised to understand the extent to which their EM portfolio is, in fact, invested in China.

You Are Already a China Investor

Jason is making some predictions...and fully acknowledging that all of them could be wrong. There are only two sustainable options in investing: lose money fast, or compound returns slowly. Diversification remains the only free lunch in investing, and it has always been (and is likely to remain) the best way to successfully weather turbulent markets.

7 Predictions for a Stagflation Economy

What will happen if our politicians pursue an economic “hard landing” that weakens employment for below-median households? What if Fed rate hikes crater consumption by further reducing their real income and wealth? If these things happen, we will achieve a Friedman-esque victory against inflation ... but an ultimately empty victory for Main Street. At its heart, our current inflation is a political problem. It is going to require a political solution.

The People vs. Inflation: A Political Problem (Not an Economic One)

The so-called “fear premium”—the alpha opportunity created by fear-driven markets—is well-studied and understood. And yet, few investors have the discipline to avoid the behavioral mistakes caused by fear. Those who do will not only survive, but thrive.

Untangling Fear and Risk: An Investment Survival Skill

For the past decade, many investors have been living in the Matrix. Buoyed by extensive quantitative easing and overseas production, their portfolios have ballooned. They believe in their illusory world, a place they have the ability to grow wealth unimpeded and without consequence. Unfortunately for them, this is the real world—and inflation is the blue pill.

This Is Not the Matrix and You Are Not “The One”

Asset Class Updates

In our latest Quarterly Asset Class Update, we break down global markets by the numbers, offering thoughts as to where markets could be headed as 2022 heads into the home stretch.

Strategy Spotlight

Rayliant Quantamental ETFs express fundamental ideas through big data and quantitative models to actively trade stocks in markets around the world.

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About Rayliant

Billion USD
ASSETS USING RAYLIANT STRATEGIES

as of 30 September 2022*

Awards
WON FOR OUR RESEARCH

Global Offices
ACROSS ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE

*As of 30 September 2022. Assets include non-discretionary assets managed by external asset managers using Rayliant’s strategies and non-discretionary assets benchmarked to Rayliant’s indexes. Offices include offices of subsidiaries and joint ventures. For more information on Rayliant’s awards, click here.

Our Principles

We are a different kind of investment management firm.

We seek to have a broad impact on the industry not just through our research, but by how we operate and interact with clients.

– Jason Hsu, Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Focus on Investor Outcomes

Excellence Without Arrogance

Institutional Quality Solutions

Responsible Investing

Strategies that align global concerns with investor objectives.

As an early adopter in applying ESG, Rayliant believes direct investment with strong principles creates an opportunity for institutions to effect great change. Our team has devoted significant energy and resources to developing approaches that incorporate responsible investing considerations into our strategies.