Hedge Funds: Making A Comeback
Hedge funds may be on the rebound, according to a new paper from Peltz International as reported in Forbes. Last year, hedge funds recorded an 11.6% return, fueled by renewed…
Andrew Thrasher Schools Two Value Guys on Technical Analysis and Forecasting Volatility Tsunamis
In this episode we take a deep dive into technical analysis with Andrew Thrasher, founder of Thrasher Analytics and portfolio manager at the Financial Enhancement Group. We look at the…
Asia’s Richest Man Plans Succession With Waltons In Mind
Mukesh Ambani, the 64-year-old Indian tycoon who controls Reliance Industries Ltd. and a $208 billion empire, is beginning to make plans for succession, details a profile in Bloomberg. According to…
Stock Exposure Is At A 70-Year High
About half of the $109.2 trillion of household financial wealth is made up of stock market holdings, and that equity share of assets hasn’t been this high in 70 years,…
Factoring in Earnings Revisions
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — The market, by all intents and purposes, looks expensive based on most traditional valuation measures (the chart below courtesy of Liz Ann Sonders, Managing Director,…
Profit Falls In The Third Quarter For Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway reported a steep decline in earnings in this year’s 3rd quarter, a reflection of the current turbulence in the market and overall economic slowdown, The New York Times…
Here’s How Advisors Are Replacing the 60/40 Portfolio
High prices, low rates, and a tendency for stocks and bonds to move too closely together has pushed many advisors to ditch the 60% stocks and 40% bonds formula for…
Lu Zhang On The Evolution of Asset Pricing Models And His First Principles Approach to Improve Them
Asset pricing models have evolved significantly over the past several decades. From the Capital Asset Pricing Model to Fama and French’s 3 Factor Model to their more recent 5 and…