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Ankur Crawford's quest to learn is foundational to who she is as a person and as a portfolio manager. In her role at Alger, she never stops learning and #teaching others. Read Ankur's Profile in Success to learn more about what excites her:
Digital payments continue to outgrow the broad #economy, driven by increasing e-commerce and mobile payments. While the COVID19 crisis surely accelerated this trend, we believe it's unlikely to slow beyond the pandemic or the upcoming election. In our latest Capital Markets update, Alger's Dan Chung and Brad Neuman, CFA, explore this alongside other trends likely to transcend the U.S. presidential election next month and last much longer than the next four years.
While the COVID19 crisis upended many industries, some areas, such as ecommerce, benefitted from pandemic-induced behavior shifts. In fact, U.S. e-commerce sales grew 45% in Q2. In our latest podcast episode, Alger's Darryl Ah Now explains:
Alger's Amy Y. Zhang, CFA, recently provided a portfolio update for clients in the Alger Mid Cap Focus and Small Cap Focus strategies. On the call, Amy touched on the following: the acceleration of certain investment themes as a result of #COVID19; considerations ahead of the November election; and her investing process and the value of fundamental bottom up research. Click here to read the full transcript:
Patrick Kelly’s passion for investing dates back to his college years. He also has an affinity for sports, and one question he believes can be applied to both sports and business is: Why are some teams successful while others are not? Read his Profile in Success to learn about Patrick’s sports-inspired investing philosophy:
Please join us in congratulating Alger's Tyler Foster, CFA, on 20 years with the company. Happy work anniversary, Tyler!
While we all want to move past the COVID19 crisis, we may need to look as far ahead as 2022 for a return to normalcy. In his first podcast interview, Dan Brazeau, CFA, shares his thoughts on this and more:
We'd like to wish a Happy Work Anniversary to Joe Stein, who has been with Alger for 15 years. Thank you for your many contributions over the years and for your ongoing commitment, Joe!
On top of being Chief Investment Officer, managing multiple strategies, and leading a 170-person firm, Alger's Dan Chung still finds time to give back as an active member of The Nature Conservancy. Read Dan's Profile in Success to get to know the person behind the manager. #MeetAlger
At Alger, we understand the implications of climate change and have dedicated ourselves to reducing emissions wherever possible. Today, we're proud to announce that the firm has achieved carbon neutral status. Read our press release to learn more:
