Alternatives Finally Bear Fruit--but Take Care
Before allocating, investors must be clear about what they're buying.
Bobby Blue
Bobby Blue is a senior manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He assists with coverage of multi-asset and alternative fund strategies.
Before assuming his current role in 2018, Blue was a senior data research analyst on the portfolio analytics and acquisition team at Morningstar, where he worked to develop new data points by incorporating advanced derivatives into Morningstar analytics. Prior to that, he interned at a growth equity fund, where he performed due diligence on potential investments.
Blue holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business.
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