Visible Alpha Resources

With the rise of passive investments and increasing regulatory and cost pressures, investment research analysts and portfolio managers are on an eager (and somewhat frantic) search for alpha-generating insights. However, when inundated with research at all hours of the day from all angles, it’s not easy. Buy-side analysts are constantly heads-down in their search for the most relevant and insightful research reports, models and corporate access events to create an edge.

How do investment teams manage the inordinate amount of research they receive, cut through the noise and discover new sources of alpha?

One answer comes in the form of a collaborative and modern research management system.

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A few simple tips, techniques and tools can improve buy-side collaboration within your firm, which might just be the key to increasing portfolio performance. By working together internally, investment professionals can surface insights faster, cut through the noise and create an edge in the investment selection process. However, historically institutional investment teams have seen little to no collaboration within their own firms. Why?

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What are investors really trying to figure out ahead of a company’s earnings report?

We can think of it from two perspectives: 1) Where are investor expectations for the company, and 2) Where are my own views? Using these two perspectives, investors are able to take appropriate action on a company ahead of its earnings announcement. In this post, we’ll highlight how Visible Alpha can help investors achieve these goals.

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Using Visible Alpha, we took a four step process to evaluate Verizon Communications after their earnings announcement on Tuesday.

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