A recent article in the Financial Times reports that, since the fourth quarter of 2018, “value has outperformed growth by more than 2 percentage points” which may be signaling a…
New Study Shows Good Companies Often Make Bad Investments
Researchers at CFA Institute and Morningstar found that a “good reputation, strong competitive advantage and popular brands” may make for bad investment prospects, according to an article in CNBC.com. The…
Schumer and Sanders on Limiting Buybacks
In a recent article they co-authored for The New York Times, Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders justify what they describe as “bold legislation” they plan…
Hulbert: Sentiment a Good Sign for Contrarians
In an article for MarketWatch, columnist Mark Hulbert reports that “the typical stock-market timer remains extremely pessimistic. That, according to the contrarian’s logic, is a good sign.” Hulbert explains that,…
Morningstar 2019 Forecasts for Long-Term Stock and Bond Returns
According to a recent article in Morningstar, “even long-term, strategically-minded investors need some type of market-return forecast to craft a financial plan.” Morningstar assembled a compilation of return expectations from…
Computer Models are Bearish
An article in The Wall Street Journal reports that trend-following investment strategies have “gone from bullish to bearish to a degree not seen in a decade, according to an analysis…
Gundlach Favors a Gold Stock Fund
At the Barron’s 2019 Roundtable held last month, Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital shared some insights: According to Gundlach, there has been an expectation by many that the dollar would…
The Cons of Market Cap-Weighting
An article in Morningstar discusses the downside of using market-cap-weighted indexes, noting that within certain markets or strategies this approach can “compromise diversification and intended factor exposure.” “The assumption that…
Five Questions: Modern Monetary Theory with Cullen Roche
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — It has been a long time since inflation was a major issue in the US economy. Unless you have been investing forty years, you have likely…
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