December 21, 2021

Alger is widely recognized as a pioneer of growth-style investing.

Podcast: The Metaverse Revolution

The age of the metaverse is upon us. But what is it and how will it impact the way we invest? Portfolio Manager Ankur Crawford takes a deep dive into this brave new world.

"The inefficiencies outside the U.S. are significant. International markets are more fragmented and just offer opportunity that’s very exciting. Even when macros are against us, we’re finding businesses that we want to own." The Alger Redwood team ...

May 27, 2025

A Closer Look: Alger Concentrated Equity Strategy

"I like to say when software writes software, innovation becomes exponential. And I think we’ve never lived through exponential innovation as a society." Alger Portfolio Manager Dr. Ankur Crawford discusses the Concentrated Equity strategy and how it ...

Apr 08, 2025

Introducing the Alger Russell Innovation Strategy

"The strategy brings research and development and intangibles out of the shadows of financial statements and allows investors to find potentially attractive investments." Alger Director of Market Strategy Brad Neuman discusses the recently launched ...

Jan 30, 2025

A 60 Year Focus on Fundamental Research

"Analysis requires a mindset and an approach that is willing to handle lots of uncertainty and is able to imagine outcomes that are both very good and very bad and not necessarily linear." In celebration of Alger's 60th anniversary, we present part ...

Jan 15, 2025

Towards Investing in Niche AI

"The reality is that AI is working right now in our economy and it’s only going to grow. We’re asking where can we make smart investments that have a long duration exposure to the overall theme." Alger Mid Cap Growth Strategy Portfolio Manager, ...

Jul 19, 2024

AI Is Here. Now What?

"I can’t think of an industry that won’t be impacted by artificial intelligence. And it will be a lot easier to roll out than electricity, the internal combustion engine or even the Internet." Alger Director of Market Strategy, Brad Neuman, CFA, ...

Jun 17, 2024

Dan Chung: The Analyst Experience

In celebration of Alger's 60th anniversary, we present part one of a special interview series with Chief Investment Officer Dan Chung, reflecting on his 30-year journey with the firm. In this conversation, Dan shares insights into his formative years ...

May 31, 2024

Investing in AI Enablers and Adopters

"AI represents a massive TAM. If you can replace or significantly enhance the productivity of labor, a $30-40 trillion market, that is a massive TAM. And even a fraction of that market is still a significant TAM." Portfolio Manager Patrick Kelly ...

May 08, 2024

A Recipe for Investing in Wingstop

"We think Wingstop is a category leader with a strong moat. That combination of strong same-store growth, durable unit growth and asset-light franchise model really exemplifies what we look for in Small Cap Focus." Alger Small Cap Focus Portfolio ...

Apr 11, 2024

The Skinny on GLP-1 Investing

"Forty percent of the U.S. population are technically obese and over ten percent are severely obese. So, we think a lot of the excitement is that, wow, we could apply these therapies to tens of millions of people." Alger Senior Healthcare Analyst, ...

Feb 01, 2024

Watching Mid Caps Grow Up

"Within the mid cap space, some pretty significant macro headwinds are becoming tailwinds. We believe that this has created significant opportunity in the mid cap space, and possibly the biggest mid cap growth discounts that we've seen in decades." ...

Jan 10, 2024

The Marriage of Growth & Dividends

"People forget about the compounding aspect of dividends. But over the past fifty years, approaching 75% of the S&P 500 return is from reinvesting those dividends back into the index and getting that compounding element." Alger Growth & Income ...

Sep 29, 2023

The Race to Embrace Generative AI

"I remain skeptical because I talk to a lot of companies in the real world, and I think if it’s a normal public company, they don’t really know what to do with generative AI. I think this will come over time, but I think of it as more like three to ...

Aug 23, 2023

Exploring Europe's Resilient Markets

"We’re now finding innovation in many other sectors outside of technology, and we're seeing the distribution of innovation extend well beyond the U.S." Alger International Focus Strategy Portfolio Manager Pragna Shere discusses the factors driving ...

Aug 09, 2023

The Right Mix of Mid Caps

"Profitability and consistency of revenue has been very important to us. We like to play with a top three player. We don’t want to necessarily participate in a languishing asset." Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Manager Brandon Geisler discusses ...

Jul 13, 2023

The New Faces of Global Growth

"There are a lot of non-U.S. companies that are just not as savvy as U.S. companies at telling their story. And that can cause a real gap between what a company is worth and what it's currently valued at." Alger international and emerging markets ...

Jun 14, 2023

Tipping Point: The Evolution of Cashless Payments

"Post-Covid, the digitization of cash and contactless interactions has accelerated. Today's POS systems can collect and track data that helps a clothing store operate their loyalty program, a restaurant track reservations, or a bike shop manage its ...

Jun 07, 2023

The AI Inflection Point

"We think Generative AI is potentially one of the biggest technology shifts in history. We believe it will create winners and losers across sectors, and become table stakes in many sectors in order to successfully compete." Head of Alger Capital ...

Apr 27, 2023

Banking Turmoil and Opportunities

"We believe there may be more banks that fail in the coming months due to deposit runs and asset/liability mismatches. However, it should be noted we believe this banking crisis is completely different from the Great Financial Crisis of ’08-’09." ...

Apr 12, 2023

Post-Pandemic: Keep on Truckin'

"Coming through the pandemic, we've suddenly seen the supply chain crunch that hit the transportation industry really ease. And we think that's an area ripe for potential investment." Weatherbie Enduring Growth Portfolio Manager, Josh Bennett, CFA, ...

Mar 22, 2023

Growth on the Rebound

“We think the case for growth is as strong as ever. And we think this is due to two structural factors.” Investors have been asking some difficult questions about the current state of growth investing. Alger Director of Market Strategy, Brad Neuman, ...

Mar 08, 2023

Earnings Resilience

During times of market volatility, investors may seek companies that can weather challenging economic conditions. What does history tell us about the types of companies that have proven to be tough?

Mar 07, 2023

Innovation Overseas: Growth at a Discount

Where might long-term investors look to find innovative growth companies at potentially attractive prices?

Mar 01, 2023

Beyond Moore's Law

How does AI compare to other technological feats and how might this impact the global economy going forward?

Feb 23, 2023

What Happened to Growth?

"The negative returns associated with growth stocks were in large part driven by a massive valuation compression, the likes of which you or I haven’t seen in our lifetimes." Alger Client Portfolio Manager Kevin Collins discusses the events that drove ...

Feb 22, 2023