High Hopes for Buffett's Annual Letter
A Bloomberg article published prior to the release of this year’s letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders notes that Warren Buffett “has provided himself with plenty of fodder—if only he’ll use…
Five Questions: An Advisor’s View of Cryptocurrencies with Tyrone Ross
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — There may not be a more polarizing topic in investing right now than cryptocurrencies. On one side, believers in the technology think it will change…
How a Winning Mutual Fund is Preparing for Stormy Days Ahead
An article in Barron’s offers market insights from Steve Romick, one of the managers of FPA Crescent Fund—which, over the past three, five, 10 and 15 years has reportedly “beaten…
Robert Shiller Discusses Bubbles and Narrative Economics
A CFA Institute article offers insights from Nobel laureate Robert Shiller on current market conditions and what lies ahead. Here are some highlights from Shiller’s comments: Both the stock market…
Swedroe: Investing Offers No Safety Flags
In an article for ETF.com, BAM Alliance director of research Larry Swedroe argues that there are no assurances as to when it’s safe to invest in the stock market. “For…
Value Investing: Has it Gone Out of Style?
An article on the WisdomTree blog reports that the decade ending September 2018 was the “single worst decade in history” for price-book as a factor-sort of the market and asks,…
Rush Hour Traffic and Market Corrections
An article in CFA Institute highlights a “disappointing” statistic from a Gallup survey: “31% of investors would prefer to sit in gridlock than rebalance their portfolios,” and argues that “systematic…
Bill Gross Had the Right Idea
An article in Bloomberg by columnist Nir Kaissar offers insights on the career of “hall-of-fame” bond manager Bill Gross, who announced his retirement earlier this year after what the press…