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Search Results for: Luck

Bernstein: Investors Have Forgotten 2008 Pain

June 10, 2021

…argues that data from the last nine decades shows that “almost all money manager outperformance is due to luck, not skill. That is, picking past winners almost never pans out.”…

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What is Risk?

February 3, 2021

…live with. [5] The Risk of Bad Luck One of the toughest risks we all face as investors is the risk that we will do everything right and we still…

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Quants Trounced by Human-Run Hedge Funds in Covid Year

January 12, 2021

…“Whether by luck or by skill,” the article concludes, human stock-pickers showed that, even during the disruption of this past year, they could “still stand up to the seemingly inexorable…

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An Investing Lesson from Harvard’s Below-Average Endowment Performance

October 30, 2020

…than luck: It’s nearly impossible to discern whether performance in the short- and medium-term is due to skill or luck. So, as important as it is for Harvard’s endowment managers…

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The Importance of Separating Your Politics From Your Portfolio

October 28, 2020

…the same situation with Republican presidents. source: https://www.mcleanam.com/are-republicans-or-democrats-better-for-the-stock-market/ The Role of Luck and Timing But I think the bigger reason that it is very difficult to use the party that…

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What Bitcoin Taught Me About Risk & Reward In Investing & Life

October 21, 2020

…was more luck than skill involved. But there was one upside I never expected. The Phone Call On Monday November 12th, 2018 at around 7:30 in the morning, my wife,…

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Value Stocks and Why You’re Not Getting a Premium

October 19, 2020

…might seem. The powers-that-be on Wall Street always have a new and better solution for any investor who’s frustrated, nervous or tired of waiting for results.” Not enough good luck….

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Value Stocks and Why You’re Not Getting a Premium

October 9, 2020

…might seem. The powers-that-be on Wall Street always have a new and better solution for any investor who’s frustrated, nervous or tired of waiting for results.” Not enough good luck….

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Excess Returns, Ep. 40: Six Lessons New Robinhood Traders Could Learn From Peter Lynch

September 7, 2020

…that these new traders could learn from legendary investor Peter Lynch. We discuss: The importance of understanding the businesses behind stocks you invest in; How to distinguish luck from skill;…

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Market Timing: So, You Think You Can Do It?

August 28, 2020

…someone who has had a decent amount of luck in the timing space—emphasis on the word ‘luck’—I am both fascinated and horrified by how timing is done by retail investors,”…

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