In these volatile times, many investors are receptive to volatility reduction products. However, research conducted by ICON Advisers President Craig Callahan and C. Thomas Howard, professor of finance at the University of Denver and co-founder of ICON affiliate AthenaInvest, has … Continue reading
C. Thomas Howard, CEO and Director of Research at AthenaInvest, was quoted in a January 8, 2012 article which appeared on MarketWatch: BOSTON — Investing a bit in mutual funds is a bit like running a pro football team. Everything … Continue reading
Imagine a cross-country car race that starts in downtown Manhattan during rush hour. One racer sees bicycle messengers speeding by in the stop-and-go traffic. Becoming impatient, he jumps out of his car, trading it for a bicycle. Once out of … Continue reading
This article that appeared in Advisor Perspectives describes how MPT advocates have distorted the active versus passive debate by defining risk as volatility. Doing so has spawned a number of prevalent errors in our industry such as use of past … Continue reading