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The next frontier in investing is ‘quantamental’ stock-picking

A merger of computing power and human expertise is lowering costs and increasing gains

The next frontier in investing is ‘quantamental’ stock-picking
Photo: Peter Grundy

The quantitative analyst and the fundamental stock picker, from different worlds and often working on separate floors, are increasingly putting their heads together to produce better results for investors.

That’s why the term “quantamental”, a blend of the two styles, may soon become common parlance among ordinary investors.

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