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Field Notes
The Craft of Building Modern Investment Products
On Care, Constraint, and the Responsibility of Design
Field Notes
Where Wall Street Meets Silicon Valley
Lessons from Building at the Edge of Markets and Technology
Field Notes
The Great Derivatization of Investment Products: How Derivatives are Becoming the Design Language of Modern Investing
Trace the evolution of derivative-based investment products from institutional tools to mainstream retail solutions, chronicling Karan Sood's journey to co-founding Vest.
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$50 Billion and Just Getting Started: Why Defined Outcomes Are the Future of Investing
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When Linear Thinking Meets Nonlinear Strategies: Benchmarking Buffer Funds
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When Beta Meets Buffer: Why Critics Miss the Point—What That Says About the Future of Investing
A closer look at how buffer strategies reshape risk, behavior, and the modern portfolio.
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The Case for Risk-Managed Bitcoin Exposure
Bitcoin Hits $100K: A Rollercoaster Worth Riding?
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Equity Risk Management in Periods of Positive Equity/Bond Correlation
Putting Current Market Dynamics in Perspective
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The Long-Term Value of Managing Risk: More Assets for the Rebound
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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Seeking Income by Monetizing Risk with Target Income Strategies
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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The Dividend Aristocrats: What They Are and Why They Matter
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Large-Cap Growth and Downside Buffer Strategies: Happy Partners in U.S. Equity Allocations
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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WINNER: Fund Innovation of the Year
2020 FUND INTELLIGENCE MUTUAL FUND AND ETF AWARDS
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Calibrating Downside Risk to Investment Horizon and Volatility Regime
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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Buffer Protection Strategies - Managing Over Time
The View from the Hill--Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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The Risk Shift: Higher for Longer
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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Assessing Downside Equity Risk - A Tale of Two Decades
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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From Market Calm to Uncharted Territory
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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Returns Relative to Risk Hit 20-Year High in 2017; Investment Implications For 2018
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies
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The Vol Trap: How Long and How Low the VIX?
The View from the Hill - Perspectives on Markets and Strategies

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