New research suggests that aggressive traits in professional investors may translate into lower returns, according to recent article in The Economist. A recent study analyzed over twenty years of data…
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Ritholtz on Hedge Fund Mediocrity
…make the investing decisions for those who do.” Specifically, those who manage pension plans, he argues, put money into hedge funds based on expected rather than actual returns. “The likely…
Ritholtz on Market Trends
In a recent interview with NYU professor and research firm L2 founder Scott Galloway, Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz shares insights about investing, current market trends and what may lie ahead….
Hidden Secrets in Warren's Buffett's Annual Letter to Shareholders
…are going crazy and investors are cashing out, try to remember this lesson from Buffett as it will serve you well. Defining Risk Differently Buffett explains the purpose of investing….
Most Read Posts on Validea's Guru Investor
Below are links to our most popular posts for this week on Validea’s Guru Investor blog. [1] Some Ideas for Investing in a Low Return Environment [2] Ken Fisher on…
Stock Market Returns on Internet Are Wrong
…“The US, it says, “offered the best real return, at 4.3 percent….the median real return, however, was just 0.8 percent a year.” The article concludes with: “A theory of investing…
Some Ideas for Investing in a Low Return Environment
There is a very strong likelihood that returns for investors over the next decade will be significantly lower than what we have seen in the past ten years. With the…
Mauboussin Offers Insights on Active Management
…Credit Suisse): Mauboussin underscores two risks inherent in value investing: (1) buying a cheap stock that “deserves to be even cheaper”—a value trap; or (2) “shunning a statistically expensive stock…
Resist Hysteria During Market Stumbles
Bulls should be “as confident as ever,” writes columnist Nir Kaissar in a recent Bloomberg article. Emphasizing that “panicking is never a good plan when it comes to investing,” Kaissar…
The Misconceptions About Bubbles
…that you can stick with during the ups and downs. But it is important to understand that fear is a driver of a lot of bad decision making in investing…