The more investors index, the higher the costs for those that don’t, according to a recent MarketWatch article. The benefit of indexing–lower costs and higher long-term returns—only exists, the article argues,…
Zweig: Overseas Stock Investment Could Have Significant U.S. Exposure
A new study in the Financial Analysts Journal finds that investors can improve returns by buying international equities based on where they do most of their business rather than where…
Klarman Warns of Risks to Investors
Risk is the most important consideration when investing, and investors are being too trusting. This according to a recent Business Insider article reporting on a client letter from hedge fund manager…
Study Finds that Stock Picking Probably Won't Make Investors Rich
While some stock pickers can successful, investors should keep in mind that the odds are against them, according to a recent article inThe New York Times. “It’s not just that…
Buffett and Thorp, and Five Stocks to Consider
In yesterday’s Forbes, Validea CEO John Reese profiles the mathematician and author Edward Thorp, describing him as “masterful at integrating his vast knowledge of probability and statistics into the world…
Jason Zweig: Use Simple Tests Before Investing in a Quant Fund
In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig offers some tips on how an investor can devise his own quant strategy. “Perhaps it is cheaper to learn…
Study Raises Questions About Factor Significance
A new study has found that most of the market anomalies academics have identified are not statistically significant, says a recent Wall Street Journal article. After analyzing 447 anomalies (the…
Biggest Small Cap Outflow in a Decade
Small-caps have seen the biggest outflow in 10 years, according to a recent Bloomberg article. The article says that after being “spooked by the steepest selloff in the domestically focused…
Shiller Says Bull Could Run for a While
When asked for his outlook on the market in a recent CNBC interview, Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller says investors should keep some stocks in their portfolio because the market “could…
Hulbert on When to Fire Your Investment Adviser
Market-lagging performance, writes Mark Hulbert in a recent MarketWatch article, is not a good enough reason to fire your adviser. It’s extremely difficult, Hulbert says, to beat the market by…