Quant V/S Fundamental

Just wanted to see a comparison between the two streams within the hedge fund industry in terms of future outlook , the progression to the PM . Also, the mass media is trying to convince that betting on some fancy statistical models is more profitable than more discretionary ones . Well , whats your views on these two

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