Some mutual-fund managers will look back on 2020 as the worst of times. Others are having the time of their lives, posting year-to-date returns of 75% or more. The difference between the winners and the laggards is relatively straightforward: the extent to which portfolios were heavily weighted with stocks of […]
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As part of our annual year-end coverage each year, WSJ Pro asks members of the private-equity community to share their thoughts on the past year and reflect on challenges and opportunities they see in 2021. Alok Singh is the co-founder and chief executive of Bridge Growth Partners, a New York-based […]
Here’s a market forecast: 2021 will be hard to predict. At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, investors and bank strategists put out public prognostications for what would happen in the markets, but 2020’s combination was so unusual it was missed, it seems, by everyone. Below, some of the best […]
Several IT executives discussed ways that they are encouraging their teams to pursue the right work-life balance during the pandemic. Iron Mountain’s Kimberly Anstett and her husband, Craig, hiking in the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Winchester, Mass. Photo: Kim Anstett “We’re not only encouraging and emphasizing that our employees schedule […]
Yields are close to as low as they have ever been. Should you be loading up on debt to pour into stocks, property and other things that might produce a return above the cost of repaying the loan? One notable investor shows how getting everything right can deliver fat returns—but […]