Editor's Note
Artificial intelligence is only as smart as the person using it. It is only as smart as its creators. It is only as smart as the data it is fed. What you put in is what you get out.
In the fall I was lucky enough to become the co-chair of the New America Alliance Institute, a nonprofit focusing on creating internship opportunities in the financial industry for Hispanic students.
In March, Florida’s attorney general called on the National Football League to get rid of the Rooney Rule. The reason I bring this up is because the concept of the Rooney Rule is often referenced when discussing the inclusion of diverse investment firms in manager searches.
Twenty years ago we launched Emerging Manager Monthly with the stated goal of bringing emerging managers onto the front page. That focus continues to this day.
The interesting thing about the emerging manager space is how many individuals and firms come in and out of the space.
This time of year always brings a unique perspective, so I would like to take some time to give EMM a performance review and set some goals for 2026.
This industry talks a lot about relationships, but at some point, for the ecosystem to grow and thrive, there needs to be an effort to help others, to reward those that were there with you early on and to do what you can to give back.
These past few months, I felt like an emerging manager. I had the same angst that many of you feel hearing the same rhetoric – only mine was around our first conference.
The passing of the Labor Day weekend signals the unofficial end of summer and if you are like me, the realization that the race to year-end is about to begin.
In case you had not heard – I will give you the benefit of the doubt based on all the auto-replys filling my inbox that you were on vacation – we are holding our first conference next month.
