In a recent CNBC interview, Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel–who predicted the Dow’s rise to 24,000—said he thinks the index will hit 25,000 adding that the milestone will be spurred…
Chiron Capital Called "A Fund for All Seasons"
A recent article in Barron’s profiles the investment philosophy of Ryan Caldwell, lead manager of Chiron Capital Allocation fund, a world allocation fund (launched in 2015) that has the flexibility…
Luck or Skill? Focus on the Process, not Performance.
By John Reese (@guruinvestor) — Is it better to be lucky or smart? When it comes to investing, I think we can all agree that success arises from a combination…
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] Focus on Fundamentals Rather than “Expert” Forecasts [2] The Dangers of Data [3] Goldman Sachs: High…
The Buyback Binge is Ending
The market is seeing an end to the era of share buybacks to “one where capital spending matters,” according to a recent article in Barron’s. Companies in the S&P 500,…
Goldman Sachs: High Valuations Mean Pain is Coming
The current environment in which stocks, bonds and credit have been expensive at the same time—a situation last seen in the 1920’s and 1950’s–will eventually bring “pain for investors,” according…
Undervalued Value Stocks Could Rebound
This year has seen the largest divergence between the valuations of growth and value stocks since the dot-com bubble, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. This,…
Byron Wien on Potential Upsets to Economy
In a recent article for Barron’s, Blackstone Advisory Partners vice chairman Byron Wien shares his insights regarding factors that could potentially upset the economy. Giving an overview of the global…
The Dangers of Data
By Jack M. Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) — “If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.” – Ronald Coase “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts—for…
Soc Gen Says Time is Right for China Stocks and Emerging Bonds
Strategists at Societe Generale, who identify market timing signals using quantitative models, believe it’s time to reduce allocations in global equities “as dwindling expected returns indicate the end of the…