Investors might be their own worst enemies by being overconfident, posits an article in Morningstar. A 2006 study by James Montier found that out of 300 money managers, 74% considered…
Why Certain Strategies Struggle As Value Stocks Soar
Value stocks have soared over growth stocks by 25% in the last year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all who applied a value investing strategy benefitted equally, contends an…
Bank of America Survey Shows Stagflation Fears
As optimism about the global economy’s growth has sunk to an all-time low, concerns over stagflation have skyrocketed to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, says the monthly…
The Fed Needs To Do More Than Raise Rates
The Fed has failed to control the “inflation narrative” over the last year, and that failure has tarnished the central bank’s reputation for financial stability, opines an article by Mohamed…
Bargain Hunting After The Growth Spurt
Growth versus value is a rivalry as old as the stock market itself; is it better to buy stocks from companies with a dizzying potential for profit growth, or invest…
Where Wall Street’s Next Blowup Might Happen
Finance has endured through this latest stretch of turmoil, leading many to believe that those who usually get swept away by volatility—risk-takers with borrowed money—were already out of the game…
Five Things to Keep in Mind During Bear Markets
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@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.” —…
Fayez Sarofim, Billionaire Investor & Art Collector, Dies At 93
Billionaire investor Fayez Sarofim, who founded Fayez Sarofim & Co. in Houston in 1958, has died at the age of 93, reports an obituary in Barron’s. Sarofim immigrated from Egypt,…
3 Lessons From Buffett
In this unprecedented environment of raging inflation, war in Europe, and the ongoing pandemic, there are 3 main lessons to be learned about value investing, index funds, and inflation from…
Beware A Bear Market That’s More Than A Cub
2022 has seen the worst start to a year for the U.S. stock market in 50 years, but investors seem more nonchalant than in past near-bear markets, writes Nir Kaissar…