The Highest Bar

In This Issue: In the Zone | Mind Gym | Singles, Doubles and … You’re Out! Investment companies frequently hire professional trainers or coaches to improve their new business presentations and raise their closing ratios. This issue of our newsletter explores how...

Escape from "The Land of Anecdote"

In This Issue: The Role of Research | How Can We Serve You Better? | Thanking Participants In getting to know an investment firm, we always ask if there is any market research that would be useful in our work. Almost invariably and paradoxically, the answer in some...

Why Target Marketing Often Misses the Mark

In This Issue: Why Target Marketing Often Misses the Mark | Funding What? | Selling Snake Oil Institutional investment firms have intensified their target marketing efforts—developing white papers and website modules, for example, focused on public pension plans or...

The Downside of Bottom Up

In This Issue: Why the Macro Matters | The Cost of Jargon | Down the Hatch? The potential portfolio impact of market or top-down forces is a legitimate concern among many investors. Yet some investment professionals fail to address this topic effectively—even during...

**Template for Excess Returns Posts**

In This Issue: First Section | Second Section | Third Section This is the introduction paragraph. It will typically be a couple of sentences. Make sure “Excess Returns” is italicized. Copy and paste the introduction into the “Excerpt” section...