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Perspectives
on Growth
& Change
The Appeal of Growth Equities When Earnings Growth Moderates
May 2019
Concerns about corporate earnings have driven bouts of market volatility, but in this blog, Dan explains that past periods of weakening profit growth have been favorable for growth equities. From 1984 to 2018, eight such periods occurred during which the Russell 1000 Growth Index generated a median return of 15.8% compared to the 14.1% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
How Demographics Propel the Economy
February 2019
Innovation and demographics are creating attractive investment opportunities while driving the economy forward. In this blog, Dan explains how Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials are increasingly embracing innovation and creating opportunities for leading companies across industry sectors.
Health Care Prognosis: Disruption Ahead
January 2019
Technology and innovation are quickly transforming many aspects of the Health Care sector. In this blog, Alger CEO Dan Chung discusses the profound impact that these advancements are having on patients and investors.
Internet 3.0: The Evolution of Interconnectivity
December 2018
The evolution of the internet illustrates why the digital revolution is disrupting legacy business models and creating exciting growth opportunities for innovative companies. In this blog, Alger CEO Dan Chung discusses why Internet 3.0 may be the most transformative cycle of the digital revolution since the birth of the internet.
eSports Rush Ahead
November 2018
eSports are drawing huge spectator crowds as professional gamers compete for muliti-million dollar prize pools. At the same time, the rapidly growing eSports industry is creating potentially attractive investment opportunities.
The Search for Innovation
November 2018
The trend of small companies disrupting business practices with innovation extends across industries. This blog post focuses on how smaller companies are succeeding by introducing innovation for human resource functions and financial operations.
How Innovation Is Changing the World
July 2018
Sometimes it seems as though we can’t keep up with technology due to the rapid pace of advancements. However, we at Alger believe in the power of technology to enhance economic growth. When we look at the bigger picture, both innovation and productivity are growing strongly.
From Augmented to Virtual, The Reality Revolution
June 2018
The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries was characterized by abrupt and rapid technological and sociological transformation. We are now in the midst of another industrial upheaval driven by a digital and data revolution that is impacting businesses, investors, and consumers alike.
The Sky Isn't Falling
May 2018
After a nearly one-and-a-half-year period in which the S&P 500 Index didn’t experience a single monthly decline, market volatility has returned and many pundits are opining of doom and gloom for investors.
Focused Strategies — Debunking the Risk Myth
May 2018
With growing demand for alpha driving increased use of focused investment strategies, it is important to explore the potential downside, if any, of these products.
Generating Alpha through Focused Strategies
April 2018
We recently asked Greenwich Associates to explore the appetite for and popularity of focused strategies. The resulting study, “The Power of Focus,” indicates that a significant shifting of client assets to focused strategies is likely to continue in 2018 and beyond.
Yield Investing is Losing its Luster
March 2018
In a reversal of its multi-year decline, the yield for the 10-year Treasury bond has been rising significantly and recently broke out above its trendline. We believe this signals a major inflection in the bond market and the potential continuation of the underperformance of "bond-like equites."
Semiconductor Renaissance
March 2018
Many investors are just beginning to see the positive implications of significant transformation around a piece of technology—semiconductors—that plays a vast role in today’s world. We can most clearly see this in the fact that we now carry the power of a 1980 mainframe around in our pockets every day.
Are We in for a Bull Market in 2018?
January 2018
Last quarter, we predicted that business spending would accelerate. We have since seen that materialize and we believe this is only the beginning, especially because the recently passed tax reform legislation paves the way for businesses to ramp up spending.
DAN CHUNG, CFA
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Manager
