…since the financial crisis?”: Rodriguez argues that the speed of news delivery is a factor. “I don’t believe that judgements have improved,” he says, “just the speed has accelerated and…
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Validea Hot List Newsletter: Spotlight on Guru John Neff
…important factor according to this market guru. We explain the Neff methodology, founded on the notion that “high-flying growth stocks with high P/Es were very sensitive to any disappointment compared…
John Neff and Five Picks for the Low P/E Investor
…company to achieve in the future. This according to a recent Nasdaq article by Validea CEO John Reese. The expectation factor, writes Reese, “was paramount for Neff, who found that…
Hulbert Says Momentum Investing Lives
…the momentum strategy has permanently stopped working.” Another factor, writes Hulbert, is that a momentum strategy would “stop working only if its underlying causes disappeared.” One such cause, he notes,…
Relatively Calm Emerging Markets Attracting Investors
…currency of another country showing higher bond yields—as one factor that has led to increased interest in emerging markets. Other investors, however, are turning to developing countries because of “improving…
Study Raises Questions About Factor Significance
…factors passed muster–value momentum, investment and quality—although to a lesser extent than previous studies show. “A lot depends on exactly how the factors are implemented,” the article says. …
Value Investors Must Accept Stretches of Underperformance
…investors, the article says. Both Israel and Watts argued that combining other factors with a value approach can “prevent investors from falling into value traps.” According to Research Affiliates’ John…
Rob Arnott Questions Use of the Smart Beta Strategies He Pioneered
…AQR Capital Management LLC and also an early designer of smart-beta strategies, challenges Arnott’s stance, the article says, arguing that valuations are not the only factor at play. …
Value Indexing: Don’t Chase Performance
…identify factors that are likely to offer better performance going forward. West explains that if factor returns occur mostly due to rising valuations, “that’s a dangerous thing to extrapolate forward….
Buffett Has Sold Large Portion of IBM Stock
…adopt cloud-related technologies and has had to play catch-up to the likes of Amazon.com Inc.” In discussing the move, Buffett identifies IBM’s “tough competitors” as a factor in the company’s…