Despite the fact that hedge funds have “fallen on hard times”, writes columnist Nir Kaissar in a recent Bloomberg article, “don’t shed a tear for the industry just yet.” The…
Are Stock Pickers Ready to Remove Facebook from "FANG"?
Some investors are beginning to question their FANG stock holdings, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. While the FANG stocks have “long risen in lockstep and…
Jeremy Grantham's Market Update
GMO’s Jeremy Grantham predicts that in five years the U.S. market may be 20% lower but that due to a “series of advances and retreats” rather than due to a…
Lessons on How to Prepare for an Unexpected Crisis
A recent Harvard Business Review article outlines findings from a five-year study of “unexpected crises in all sorts of organizations” and interviews with a wide range of professionals “who have…
Want Consistent Market Outperformance? You May Want to Think Again
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — We run over 40 quantitative models at Validea. They run the gamut of investing styles. Any time we can find a model from a…
Short-Seller John Hempton Taunts Ackman
An article in The Sydney Morning Herald offers a profile on Australian hedge fund manager and “fraud-hunting short seller” John Hempton, a self-described eccentric who, while known mostly for his…
Housel on the Strength of Compounding on a Small Base
In a recent article for the Collaborative Fund, Morgan Housel addresses the topic of compounding through several interesting anecdotes about ice ages and Warren Buffett, among others. A hundred years…
Summers Says Next Recession Could Be Longer Than Last One
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers believes that the next U.S. recession could “drag on longer than the last one that stretched 18 months.” This according to a recent article in…
Artificial Intelligence is About to Hit Your Portfolio
“Ask almost any money manager what they’re most interested in these days and it’s not proselytizing new investing styles—it’s artificial intelligence,” says a recent Barron’s article. “Artificial intelligence is the…
Factor Investing Tips
For investors interested in factor-based strategies, a recent Barron’s article suggests that it can “take longer than most investors are willing to wait for signs of success.” The article cites…