@article {Berger1, author = {Adam Berger and Conor McCarthy}, editor = {Picchi, Aimee}, title = {Practical Applications of The Last Smart Beta Paper You{\textquoteright}ll Ever (Have to) Read: Nuggets of Hope beneath the Hype }, volume = {4}, number = {3}, pages = {1--4}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.3905/pa.2016.4.3.203}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {The Last Smart Beta Paper You{\textquoteright}ll Ever (Have to) Read: Nuggets of Hope beneath the Hype Overview The recent surge of new products touting smart-beta strategies has sparked a backlash among some skeptical investors who believe the approach may be another fad akin to portable alpha a decade ago. In an interview with Institutional Investor Journals , Adam Berger and Conor McCarthy of Wellington Management assert that most smart-beta products in the marketplace today will fail to live up to their hype due to inherent flaws, most notably index-like constructions that are poorly matched to investor objectives. Their full research findings appeared in The Journal of Index Investing.}, issn = {2329-0196}, URL = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/4/3/1.5}, eprint = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/4/3/1.5.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Applications} }