Behavioral economics has been a forgotten field of study until recently, contends Richard Thaler, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and professor at the University of Chicago…
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6 Things To Know About Crashes
The first half of 2022 has seen a decline of about 20% and there are 6 lessons to be learned from this most recent downturn, according to an article in…
Bear Market Will Near Its End When Investors Panic
Extreme pessimism is usually an indication that the market is hitting bottom, and this current bear market is not there yet, contends an article in MarketWatch. While it feels like…
Finding Opportunity in the Technology Stock Storm with Robert Cantwell and Lars Cianciolo
After years of very strong performance, technology and growth stocks have had a much more difficult time in the last 18 months. Many of the highest multiple names are now…
Option Dealer Flows, Inflation and Investing in a Changing World with Cem Karsan
In this episode we are joined by Kai Volatility founder Cem Karsan. Cem has led the way in educating investors about the importance of option dealer flows and the impact…
Beware the Back Test
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Active investment managers have a pretty dismal long-term record. Depending on which study you look at somewhere between 80% and 90% of managers underperform their benchmarks…
Investing in a World of Low Expected Returns with AQR's Antti Ilmanen
Investors have enjoyed above average returns for decades now. But long-term evidence suggests that those lofty returns won’t last forever. In this episode we take a deep dive into the…
Will This Bear Market Lead To A Recession?
U.S. stocks are officially in a bear market after they declined 22.5% through June. This would be the 7th bear market in the last 50 years, and within that small…
S&P 500’s Rough First Half Doesn’t Indicate Much About The Second
The first half of 2022 was the worst for the S&P 500 since 1970, but that’s not necessarily an indication of what the second half has in store. According to…
High-Yield Bonds Look Like Bargains
Investors looking to buy low may find bond prices much more appealing after a terrible first half of the year for fixed-income markets, the worst on record, posits an article…