By John Reese (@guruinvestor) — Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst is a good rule-of-thumb, a maxim that can help us stay measured and mindful when it…
Emerging Markets in Tough Spot, Says Harvard Professor Reinhart
The investment opportunity many see in emerging markets is being called into question by Cuban-born economist and Harvard professor Carmen Reinhart. This according to a recent Bloomberg article. Reinhart cites…
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] Some Thoughts on Howard Marks’ Most Recent Memo [2] The Future of Factor Investing…
The Future of Factor Investing
A recent article in Advisor Perspectives offers a number of insights regarding factor investing: Data mining, it argues, represents a “huge risk” in factor-based investing. “Many factors have proven to…
Jack Bogle Talks Indexing
A recent Barron’s profile of Vanguard founder and indexing pioneer Jack Bogle offers an overview of the industry legend’s career as well as the contributions—and controversy—surrounding his market views. The…
Investor Lessons from the Summer of '69
According to BlackRock Inc. strategists, similarities between the late sixties and today are raising concerns regarding the implications of rising inflation expectations and bond yields, says a recent Bloomberg article. “The…
Some Thoughts on Howard Marks’ Most Recent Memo
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Howard Marks’ memos provide some of the deepest and most thought provoking insights in the investing world today. They are on par with Warren Buffett’s annual…
Big Oil and Big Tech Offer Different Opportunities for Investors
“There are two great times to make money in stock markets,” according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal: “the post-crash rebound and the end-of-cycle excess. Oil and technology…
The Tarnishing of David Einhorn
A recent article in Institutional Investor chronicles the fall-from-grace of hedge fund legend David Einhorn, billionaire founder of Greenlight Capital. “It takes a certain amount of self-confidence to think you’re…
CalPERS Urged to Exceed 7% Return Projections
Concerns that municipalities won’t be able to meet pension payment requirements has led the League of California Cities to urge the CalPERS Investment Committee to think “out of the box”…