The Changing Nature of Momentum
The Changing Nature of Momentum

By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Investors sometimes want to pigeonhole investing factors. We want to look at a factor and associate a certain type of company with it. Doing so…

Is Quality on Sale?
Is Quality on Sale?

By Jack Forehand (@PracticalQuant) — Value investing is far from an exact science. Not only is there significant debate about the proper metrics to use to define value, but there is…

The Basics of Value Investing
The Basics of Value Investing

By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) When you look at the long-term performance data of the major investing factors, value and momentum typically rise above the rest. A few weeks ago, we began…

What is Risk?
What is Risk?

By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) There might not be a term that is the subject of more debate in the investment industry than risk. If you asked ten different investors to define…

The Basics of Momentum Investing
The Basics of Momentum Investing

By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) We often write about factor investing on our blog. We talk about factors like value, momentum, quality and low volatility and their practical use in the real…