By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Below are some of our favorite things we read or listened to this week and one important lesson we took from each of them. This Week’s…
Gundlach Says Stocks Could Be "Burnt Out"
In a webcast last month, DoubleLine Capital co-founder Jeffrey Gundlach warned investors that too much stimulus could backfire, citing how the U.S. deficit has grown along with S&P returns. This…
Bull Market Money Managers: Clients or Convictions?
In an article for Bloomberg, columnist Nir Kaissar discusses the quandary faced by many money managers who have seen the S&P 500 outperform other investments over the last decade. “No…
Comparing Strategy Performance of Bernstein, Swensen, Browne and Swedroe
An article in Wealthmanagement.com compares the performance of four financial gurus by outlining a simulation of their signature portfolios “using readily available index funds and grantor trusts, annually rebalanced from…
S&P Global Says Watch for Aggressive Private Equity Tactics
According to an article in Institutional Investor, a new report published by S&P Global Ratings suggests “It might be worth questioning the earnings of companies being bought by private equity…
Five Questions: Value Investing with Wes Gray
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — This is the first interview in our new Five Questions series. Each month, we will take an in depth look at a specific issue in the…
Three Ways to Improve Decision-Making
In his new book Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most, author Steven Johnson offers case studies on some of life’s most important decisions and examines the…
U.S. Corporate Earnings Trend Could Be Short-Lived
In a recent article for Financial Advisor magazine, Robert Shiller discusses whether today’s share prices are justified by the growth in reported earnings. “With prices and earnings moving together on…
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 Inexact Science of Market Valuation [2] The Mental Roadblocks Faced by Investors [3] Quant…
PIMCO Strategist on Potential in Short-Term Bond Market
In a vlog posted in July, Jerome Schneider, head of short-term portfolio management for PIMCO, argues that the front end of the U.S. bond market may provide investors a good…