Anthony B. Davidow CIMA®

Anthony Davidow is responsible for providing Schwab’s point of view on asset allocation and portfolio construction. He is also responsible for providing research and analysis on alternative beta strategies and how investors should incorporate in their portfolios.

Before joining Schwab, Davidow was a managing director, portfolio strategist, and head of the ETF Knowledge Center for Guggenheim Investments. Before joining Guggenheim, Davidow was executive vice president and head of distribution for IndexIQ. Previously, he spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley, where he served as managing director and head of sales and training for the Consulting Services Group. While at Morgan Stanley, he worked with many of the firm’s largest clients in developing and implementing asset allocation strategies, incorporating active and passive strategies, and using alternative investments as risk management tools.

Davidow has authored several white papers and strategy pieces, and spoken at industry conferences on a range of topics, including: “The Merits of Core-Satellite Investing,” “Asset Allocation and Manager Selection: Adaptive Allocation,” “Alpha-Beta Separation,” “Alternative Weighting Strategies,” “The Role and Use of Alternative Investments,” “Currency as an Asset Class” and “An Evolutionary Approach to Portfolio Construction”.

Davidow holds a B.B.A. degree in finance and investments from Bernard M. Baruch College, and has earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation from the Investment Management Consultant’s Association (IMCA) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He sits on the board of directors for IMCA. He holds Series 7, 24, and 63 registrations.