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Investors Looking to Quants for Fund Management Muscle
As hedge fund managers continue to grapple with losing dissatisfied clients, those funds more highly-focused on a computer-driven approach (so-called “quantitative” hedge funds) are standing out, the Financial Times reports. According…
Is the Gold Hedge Really Just All Hype?
These days, gold looks particularly shiny to investors who are trying to mitigate risk in an uncertain global economy (so far this year, gold is up 29%). But an article…
Think Twice Before Using the Forward P/E Ratio
The financial industry has managed to confuse investors by implying that stocks are attractively valued based on their forward price-earnings ratios. This according to Joachim Klement, CFA, in a July…
Batten Down the Hedges?
August, typically one of the slowest months for Wall Street, has the reputation for being one of the more unstable for the financial markets. This according to an article in…
What Makes a Great Investor? Count to Ten.
“Perhaps the single greatest error in the investment business is a failure to distinguish between the knowledge of a company’s fundamentals and the expectations implied by the market price,” writes…
Augmented Reality Craze and Stock Picks
Earlier this month, Pokémon Go took the augmented reality world by storm, sending throngs of folks into the streets hunting monsters. In his latest article for TheStreet.com John Reese, CEO…
Trading Strategies: Man or Machine?
Investing is an emotional business. Many argue that setting aside our human-ness can be the best ally against making ill-fated investment decisions. And, while in many facets of life turning…
Are Index Funds Passive Aggressive?
“The index provider is becoming more of a stock picker,” said Rodney Comegys, head of investments for Asia Pacific at Vanguard Group (which oversees more than $3 trillion in primarily…
Financial Stocks to Consider (While We’re Waiting for the Fed)
The financial markets have more or less stabilized in the wake of Brexit, but we seem to be in a holding pattern while the Fed ponders a rates shift. In…