By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — I am not a big user of social media. I have had a Facebook account for a long time, but I almost never use it. I…
Indexing Isn't Active Management's Problem
Today’s active managers can “no longer succeed by being very good, or even excellent. To succeed, they must be outstanding.” This according to an article in Morningstar. The article cites…
Mohnish Pabrai Says Volatility is his Friend
The Economic Times published excerpts from an interview with Mohnish Pabrai in which the managing partner of Pabrai Investment Funds said he is “thrilled” with the recent uptick in market…
Active Managers Not Beating Indexes
According to an article in Bloomberg, “fewer stock pickers are beating their indexes, with value managers among the worst performers.” The article cites a Morningstar report (that examined results of…
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] Beware of Binary Market Indicators [2] Accounting Shenanigans Companies Use to Trick Investors [3] Discipline…
Discipline is Key to Investing Success
According to research conducted by AQR Capital Management, the success of superstar investors such as Warren Buffett and George Soros comes down to a few key strategies. This according to…
Earnings Season on Wall Street: 30 Days of Hell
An article in Bloomberg last month discusses the potential repercussions of changing the corporate earnings reporting requirement from four times a year to two (as contemplated in one of President…
Beware of Binary Market Indicators
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Whenever the market declines, the news is filled with information that can lead investors to panic. That is no surprise since doom and gloom sells. Even…
Ritholtz on the Stock Market Meltdown
In a recent Bloomberg article, columnist Barry Ritholtz offers a tongue-in-cheek “after-the-fact explanation in great detail and with complete and utter certainty of what just occurred in the markets, and…
Morgan Stanley Strategist Stays Bearish
Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Michael Wilson believes that there are “ominous trends occurring under the surface of the major indexes.” This according to an article in Barron’s. These trends,…