If you’re making an argument for passive investing, you’d probably point out that it’s less expensive, it’s tax efficient, and has paid off over long periods of time. In a…
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Jason Zweig on Why Interest Rates Matter
…higher return if investing in a riskier one. As the risk-free rate falls, however, you’re more willing to gamble on an asset delivering a higher return down the road. As…
Investing Internationally: Countries or Companies?
The topic of global investing through allocating country risk was addressed in a recent CFA Institute interview with NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran. While the goal of this approach is…
Factor Investing is Gaining Appeal
…investors toward a different approach referred to as “factor investing”. The idea behind factor investing is to break down securities into the fundamental issues that drive their returns, a methodology…
Fundamentally Sound Stocks Win When Recessions Loom
…North American stocks that get high marks from his Guru Strategies – which are based on the approaches of several investing greats, including O’Shaughnessy. Among them: biotech company United Therapeutics….
Guru Screen of the Week: Looking for high Book-to-Market Stocks with Sound Fundamentals
…on the fundamental stock selection criteria of legendary investors. The firm’s models are based on investing legends such as Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, Kenneth Fisher, Martin Zweig, David…
Buy and Hold, Then Hold Some More
The old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” can apply to many situations, and perhaps the world of investing is among them. A recent article in Investment News…
Sam Zell Gives Us The Hard Truths: Growth Realities, Regulations and Interest Rates
…investing in certain energy assets because he thinks the opportunities are cheap, and, “in many respects, they’re purchasable at huge discounts to any kind of replacement costs or future competition.”…
George Soros is Feeding the Bear
In recent years, 85-year-old billionaire George Soros hasn’t done much investing of his own. He has instead focused on public philanthropy and public policy (and is a large contributor to…
Guru Stock Screen of the Week: Finding Small Caps with the Lynch GARP Approach
…on the fundamental stock selection criteria of legendary investors. The firm’s models are based on investing legends such as Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, Kenneth Fisher, Martin Zweig, David…