@article {Ennisjoi.2021.1.218, author = {Richard M. Ennis}, title = {Richard Ennis{\textquoteright}s Insights: Cutting through the Fog of Asset Class Labels}, elocation-id = {joi.2021.1.218}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.3905/joi.2021.1.218}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Institutional investors use myriad and often ambiguous asset class descriptions that obscure portfolio market exposures for anyone on the outside. This obfuscation makes it difficult to understand risk characteristics and complicates performance evaluation. Fortunately, analytical techniques exist to cut through the fog of asset class labeling.}, issn = {1068-0896}, URL = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/early/2021/12/23/joi.2021.1.218}, eprint = {https://joi.pm-research.com/content/early/2021/12/23/joi.2021.1.218.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Investing} }