The effects of Long-Term Capital Management’s meltdown in 1998 are still being felt today, contends an article in The Wall Street Journal. When the fund, which had borrowed billions, collapsed,…
The Many Sides of Diversification: Spreading Your Bets Across Stocks, Factors and Asset Classes
The idea of diversification is simple. Most investors understand that spreading your bets and avoiding overconcentration is a good idea. But the details behind how to do that can be…
Quantitative Asset Management - Building Systematic Real-World Strategies | Michael Robbins
In this episode, we take a deep dive into quantitative investing with Michael Robbins, author of the new book “Quantitative Asset Management: Factor Investing and Machine Learning for Institutional Investing.”…
Conservative Investing - Using Trend Following to Manage Risk and Drawdowns | James St. Aubin
In this episode, we talk trend following and conservative investing with Sierra Mutual Funds CIO James St. Aubin. We talk about their unique banded moving average approach to trend following…
Direct Indexing | How it Works and Whether It Is Worth It for Investors
Many believe that direct indexing will be the next big trend in investing. While it used to be reserved for high-net-worth individuals, zero commissions and the ability to trade partial…
Vanguard’s New International Dividend Growth Fund
Last month, Vanguard launched an International Dividend Growth Fund designed to bolster dividends with shares of high-quality international companies—and investors should take notice, contends an article in Barron’s. That’s because…
🔎 Show Us Your Portfolio: Andy Constan
In this episode of Show Us Your Portfolio, we speak with Damped Spring Advisors founder Andy Constan. Andy has spent his career working at some of the most successful firms…
Weekly Top 10: Highest Scoring Warren Buffett Stocks
Our weekly top 10 offers a preview of the research offered on our subscription website validea.com. This week, we look at the current highest scoring stocks using our model based…
Investing for Longevity: Wealth Creation Inspired by Blue Zone Habits
By Justin Carbonneau (Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube) — Netflix has a new documentary out on Centenarians (Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones) – individuals who live to 100+ years old –…
🔭 Show Us Your Portfolio: Cullen Roche
In this episode, our good friend Cullen Roche returns to the podcast for his 5th appearance. But this time, instead of talking about the macroeconomy as we have in his…