PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eugene Podkaminer
ED  - Kranc, Joel
TI  - Practical Applications of The Education of Beta: <em>Can Alternative Indexes Make Your Portfolio Smarter?</em>
AID  - 10.3905/pa.2015.3.sb.005
DP  - 2015 Dec 31
TA  - Practical Applications
PG  - 1--3
VI  - 3
IP  - SB
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/3/SB/1.5.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/3/SB/1.5.full
AB  - The Education of Beta: Can Alternative Indexes Make Your Portfolio Smarter? Eugene Podkaminer Many asset management firms say they offer smart beta strategies, but what exactly does that mean? Not all managers think of smart beta in the same way, and it is left up to asset owners to decipher between the marketing elements of a given strategy and the real meat and potatoes.This situation is risky for the consumer, cautions Eugene Podkaminer of Callan Associates. Investor expectations may not be met when their smart beta strategies impact their portfolios in unforeseen ways, he points out. Podkaminer is Senior Vice President in the Capital Markets Research Group at Callan Associates.