In the latest episode of Forbes‘ Intelligent Investing, Joel Greenblatt gives a wide-ranging interview on the market and investment strategy. In this clip, Greenblatt talks about how the institutionalization of…
Category: Behavioral Finance
Don't Succumb to "Morphing Fears", Fisher Warns
Kenneth Fisher says investors are letting their past fears get in the way of their present investing, falling prey to the “morphing fear phenomenon”. “In any bear market something frightens…
Greenblatt: Stay Disciplined, Think Long Term
Find a strategy you understand in and believe in, and stick with it — it sounds simple, but many investors fail to do that. And, according to hedge fund guru…
Fisher: Stocks Less Risky Than Bonds Over Long Haul
Ken Fisher says that, over the long term, stocks are a safer bet than bonds — if you have a time horizon of three years or longer. “If we think…
Low Expectations, High Returns
In his latest article for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Validea CEO John Reese discusses the role that expectations have in the stock market, and in the tendency for value stocks…
Berkowitz on Ignoring the Crowd
In a wide-ranging three-part interview with Morningstar’s Don Phillips, top value investor Bruce Berkowitz discusses several aspects of his investment approach, including the willingness to go against the crowd and…
Greenblatt on Why Fund Managers Fail
In an article for RegisteredRep.com, hedge fund guru Joel Greenblatt takes a look at why so many mutual funds fail to beat the market averages over the long haul, and…
The Five Disciplines that Will Make You a Better Investor
What makes a good investor? Barry Ritholtz of FusionIQ and The Big Picture blog says it’s not an MBA or a degree in economics. “We churn out MBAs like made-in-China…
Herro on Strategy, and Why He Likes Japan
Top fund manager David Herro says discipline and longer-term thinking are keys to successful investing. “You have to be grounded, first of all,” Herro tells WealthTrack’s Consuelo Mack. “You have…
Battling Your Brain: How Loss Aversion Hurts Investors
Human beings are prone to a variety of behaviors that make them bad investors, and in an article for The Economic Times, Vivek Kaul looks at a major one: “loss…