Comments on: Two amazingly simple rules for making alpha/beta allocations http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/02/two-amazingly-simple-rules-for-making-alphabeta-allocations/ A finance blog about hedge funds, portable alpha and alternative investing. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:26:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Walt French http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/02/two-amazingly-simple-rules-for-making-alphabeta-allocations/comment-page-1/#comment-223355 Walt French Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:05:02 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7909#comment-223355 Why bother, except that you can fool people with the seeming sophistication, get assets under management, and then disappoint them? And your point is? Why bother, except that you can fool people with the seeming sophistication, get assets under management, and then disappoint them?

And your point is?

]]> By: David Merkel http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/02/two-amazingly-simple-rules-for-making-alphabeta-allocations/comment-page-1/#comment-222937 David Merkel Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:09:48 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7909#comment-222937 These parameters can't be reliably forecast. Historical values can be calculated, but you need the future value for the investment idea to pay off. Why bother, except that you can fool people with the seeming sophistication, get assets under management, and then disappoint them? These parameters can’t be reliably forecast. Historical values can be calculated, but you need the future value for the investment idea to pay off. Why bother, except that you can fool people with the seeming sophistication, get assets under management, and then disappoint them?

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