With the market experiencing its first correction in a while, we thought it would be interesting to look at some behind the scenes data we found interesting about the recent…
Pershing Square Takes Stake In Netflix
Pershing Square, the hedge fund headed by billionaire investor William Ackman, has snapped up 3.1 million shares of Netflix, reports an article in The Wall Street Journal. A recent sell-off,…
Jeremy Grantham: A Scarier Prediction Than Crash
Be prepared for a future of inflation, slowed growth, and labor shortages, well-known value investor Jeremy Grantham told Bloomberg in an interview recapped by Yahoo! Finance. Grantham claims the “Goldilocks”…
“Anti-ARKK” ETF Gathers $200+ Million in Fresh AUM
The Tuttle Capital Short Innovation (SARK) was created less than 3 months ago, but in that time it’s amassed an impressive $234 million, according to data from Bloomberg detailed in…
Long-term Investors Shouldn’t Worry
For a moment on Monday, the S&P 500 was off 10% from its recent highs, CNBC reports, causing investors to panic given that the last 10% decline was in late…
Observations From The Recent Market Decline
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — We are in the midst of a market catastrophe. There is blood in the streets. There is panic selling. There are forced liquidations. And the S&P…
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio with Stephen Foerster
Investors are constantly searching for the perfect portfolio. Although it may be elusive, there are common principles that can allow all of us to get closer to it. We speak…
The Pros Are Paying Attention to Day Traders
According to a survey by Bloomberg Intelligence, 85% of hedge funds and 42% of asset managers are tracking retail-trading message boards in an attempt to determine where the herd of…
$1 Trillion Chinese Wealth Fund Loses Quant Leader
According to an article in Bloomberg, China’s $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has lost its quant trading team leader. Zhang Rong’s resignation from China Investment Corp.’s public equities department in…
The Kidd Who Went Toe To Toe With Buffett
An article by Jason Zweig in The Wall Street Journal profiles Wilmot H. Kidd III, the former chief executive of Central Securities Corp., who retired on December 31st. Central Securities…