…the argument presented by Elm Partners co-founder and chief executive Victor Haghani, an advocate of index investing who asserts that the degree of confidence people have in their ability to…
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Focus on Fundamentals Rather than "Expert" Forecasts
…Validea model, wrote in his book The Intelligent Investor, “Investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game.” A good thing to keep…
BlackRock's Ang Favors Momentum
In a recent interview with Barron’s, BlackRock’s head of factor investing Andrew Ang said he favors momentum stocks. Here are some highlights from the interview: While Ang does not believe…
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] The Two Most Important Investing Decisions [2] Systematic Selling Helps Keep Emotions In…
The Two Most Important Investing Decisions
By Jack M. Forehand (@practicalquant) — There are so many interesting things to debate in investing. The active vs. passive debate has been the subject of more articles than I…
LTCM Partner Advocates for Indexing
…Journal. Since 2011, Haghani has run Elm Partners Management LLC, which now manages approximately $550 million in assets, and has become something of an advocate for passive investing. “Using a…
Asness of AQR Says Passive Growth Is Good for Industry
Cliff Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management, thinks the flow of money into passive investing has been a positive for the industry, according to a recent Bloomberg article. Per the…
The Value of Cash and the Gurus
…on Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers. View the Piotroski-based model here. Change in Current Assets: The Piotroski model likes to see…
A List of Investing Dos and Don'ts
…more into special niches and special investment managers – Pro: Niche investing can offer “uncorrelated return streams, provide downside protection or take an opportunistic approach to the markets.” Con: “It’s…
Systematic Selling Helps Keep Emotions In Check
…and buying/selling only at predetermined intervals. The question then becomes: What should the rebalancing intervals be—monthly, quarterly, annually or some other frequency? That depends on your investing strategy and what…