Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, said a gauge his firm created to measure the level of global conflict is at its highest level in more than 70 years,…
What Investors Value in Managers
A new study from Chestnut Advisory Group shows that a fund manager’s ability to earn investor trust is more important than their track record, according to a recent article in…
Most Read Posts on Validea's Guru Investor
Below are links to our most popular posts for this week on Validea’s Guru Investor blog.- [1] The Case Against Value Stocks [2] Seth Klarman’s Bleak Warning Chills Davos [3]…
Bridgewater and Renaissance Earn $13 billion for Investors
The profits generated by Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies “beat their rivals in a tough year for hedge funds in 2018, making a combined $13 billion…
Jain's Stock Buy a Bullish Sign for Berkshire Shares
A recent Barron’s article characterized last month’s “outsized” purchase of $19.9 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway common A shares by the company’s vice chairman Ajit Jain as a bullish sign…
Rob Arnott on Quant Investing: Opportunities and Pitfalls
In a podcast interview last month with the Investment Innovation Institute, Research Affiliate’s Rob Arnott discussed a range of issues related to factor investing, quant strategies and research with host…
Seth Klarman's Bleak Warning Chills Davos
In his 22-page annual letter to investors, Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman warned that increasing political and social tensions around the globe may end in an economic disaster. This according an…
Jack Bogle’s Legacy: The Cost Matters Hypothesis
A recent article in Forbes describes the late John Bogle as “dogmatic and rigid” and a “sanctimonious scold.” But, it adds, “he was right.” Referring to Bogle as the “titan…
Joel Greenblatt Likes Companies That Gush Cash
In a Bloomberg interview with host Erik Schatzker, Gotham Asset Management co-chief investment officer Joel Greenblatt talked about his value investing approach. Greenblatt explained that his firm doesn’t focus on…
Zweig on Investing and Socializing
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig reported that newly released data from Riskalyze (a California-based firm) reveals state-by-state patterns in investor risk tolerance—using responses from more than 458,000 clients of…