Author Archives: Rolf Agather

Did you beat the market?

July 8, 2010 by Rolf Agather, director research & innovation With so much market volatility over the past few years, many investors are taking their money out of the stock market to find something that may feel safer like cash … Continue reading

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Fast or slow rabbits?

As an index provider, we aim to create indexes that accurately measure and help explain market behavior. Our indexes also are used by investors as benchmarks to evaluate actively managed funds. Since investors can achieve market returns at low cost … Continue reading

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Globalization: Making it more difficult to manage risk?

Two prominent streams of thought on this site will note the themes of globalization and risk. These themes are far-reaching and affect every investor (if not individual) on the planet as Russell’s former CEO Andrew Doman discussed in his earlier … Continue reading

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