…a small set of buy and sell signals that tracked the investing styles of Mr. Buffett, Mr. Soros and others. It managed to get results that were pretty close to…
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Swensen's Yale Endowment Model Not a One Size Fits all Investing Approach
The evolution of Yale University’s endowment fund has become something of legend, as described in a recent article in Chief Investment Officer. In the mid-80’s, as the story goes, the…
Sometimes Investing Success Means Riding Rough Road
…of intestinal fortitude. Reese concludes, “An investor who understands there is a certain element of risk to investing is more likely not to panic when the market goes awry.” …
Zweig on Investing Vs. Speculating
…why you buy it, that determines whether you are investing or speculating.” Zweig explains that this distinction, which is often credited to legendary investor Benjamin Graham, may be flawed in…
Quant Strategies Continue to Evolve
…CEO John Reese in this week’s Forbes. Reese gives an overview of the evolution of quant investing, which has been used for decades, and the more recent move toward incorporating…
The Realities of Pretend Investing
At the end of November, The New York Times ran an article by columnist and CFA Carl Richards that addresses how the tendency to invest based on emotion rather than…
Big Data Doesn’t Automatically Mean Big Investment Returns
The quant craze in investing doesn’t come without its own set of challenges, says a recent Bloomberg article. As hedge funds delve headlong into the data world to hoist up…
Jack Bogle on Indexing: "Math is Math"
…of topics including these highlights regarding index investing: While Bogle acknowledges that there are plenty of naysayers of index investing, he defends the strategy by stressing that there is an…
The Frailty of Market Predictions
…The CEO of Validea illustrates how forecasting in the world of investing is “equally fraught with unpredictable outcomes despite seemingly reasonable expectations.” Reese supports his argument with the research findings…
Index Fund Bubble on the Horizon
…investment approaches to flying a plane: “An airplane pilot uses autopilot for a good part of the trip; that’s passive investing. The pilot gets involved during turbulence; that’s active.” …