Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes that inflation is “about to appear ‘with a vengeance’ and may force the new Federal Reserve chair to accelerate interest-rate hikes,” according to…
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] Three Things to Remember When Markets Decline [2] Aiming for Private Equity-Like Returns Using…
S&P Says High Corporate Debt Could Trigger Defaults
According to S&P Global Ratings, tightening credit conditions could lead to increased defaults by companies with heavy debt loads. This according to a recent article in Bloomberg. The article cites…
Hulbert: This Timing Model Says Bull Market Has Peaked
According to one dependable valuation model, writes Mark Hulbert in a recent article for MarketWatch, stocks are now more overvalued than they have been since 1969. The model Hulbert cites…
Aiming for Private Equity-Like Returns Using a Small Cap Value Quant Strategy
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — “I do not like debt and do not like to invest in companies that have too much debt, particularly long-term debt. With long-term debt,…
The Age of FOMO Investing
The current market environment poses a “big psychological quandary,” according to a recent article in Bloomberg. Contrary to what many might think, it argues, long bull markets are not the easiest…
Market Resilience from Investing "House Money"
The market’s resilience over the past year might be due to an investor perception that they are “playing with house money,” according to a Barron’s article. The article explains that this…
The Tax Law Has U.S. Companies Making Big Plans
The tax bill will have a significant impact on corporate finances, reports a recent Wall Street Journal article, although the effects “can vary widely by company.” According to Natixis chief…
A Tale of Two Small-Cap Indexes
A recent article in Barron’s compares the performance of two small-cap indexes: the Russell 2000, the most commonly-used benchmark, and the lesser-known S&P SmallCap 600 index. According to the article,…
Three Things to Remember When Markets Decline
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — “People who succeed in the stock market also accept periodic losses, setbacks, and unexpected occurrences. Calamitous drops do not scare them out of the game.” —…