Can Large Language Models Produce More Accurate Analyst Forecasts?

Can Large Language Models Produce More Accurate Analyst Forecasts? Using textual information from a complete history of regular quarterly and annual (10-Q and 10-K) filings by U.S. corporations, we train machine learning algorithms and large language models, LLMs, to predict future earnings surprises. First, the length of MD&A section on its own is negatively associated […]

Can ChatGPT create Portfolios? Investing at the Age of AI, Volatile Markets and Uncertain Economy

Can ChatGPT create Portfolios? Investing at the Age of AI, Volatile Markets and Uncertain Economy Nowadays, the availability of alternative data and their adoption in the asset management industry to improve investment decision processes is a widespread alternative approach. It comes with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques that allow the processing […]

How Should Long-Term Investors Form Portfolios?

How Should Long-Term Investors Form Portfolios? How should long-term investors form portfolios? How should they evaluate securities, portfolios, and managers? How should they adapt to time-varying expected returns, volatilities, correlations; and many factors, signals, and strategies? Traditional asset management techniques provide very little guidance to these questions. Academic studies are often rooted in 50 or […]

FIRM Labs seeks to make AI tools more accessible to individual investors

FIRM Labs seeks to make AI tools more accessible to individual investors Ruslan Goyenko Founder and Scientific Director FIRM Labs Financial Innovations and Risk Management Labs Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way the way that equities are managed – but it has mostly been used by institutions. Prof. Ruslan Goyenko wants to change that. […]

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Testimonials “ The FIRM lab fills an important gap in the AI-ML ecosystem in Canada. In a field that is fast moving, it is important for practitioners to be able to tap into a network of specialized researchers in the field. FIRM approaches AI ML with a focus on financial markets, an important consideration given […]