Everyone loves a good story. But in the investing world, getting too caught up in a good story can lead to serious trouble, Barry Ritholtz notes. On The Big Picture…
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Fisher-Inspired "PSR" Strategy Still A Market-Beater
…Neff all used the ratio differently, they and many others agreed that the ratio itself was a key to finding bargain-priced stocks. The investing public and media seems to share…
Is It Skill, or Luck?
…can lose on purpose. “If you can lose on purpose, there has to be some skill,” he says. In investing, he adds, “we know that it’s hard to create a…
Ritholtz: Shut off the TV and Think Long Term
…over the past few years. I believe many factors are leading to a sort of delegitimization of investing in the eyes of the public. Everything from lack of prosecution of…
Reese on Dealing with Downturns -- and Traffic Jams
…of stocks. He looks at five stocks his top-performing Guru Strategies — each of which is based on the approach of a different investing great — are high on right…
Reese on a Small-Cap with Big Potential
…greedy is when others are fearful,” Reese writes. “And while most investors [have been] shunning Zagg (ZAGG), my Guru Strategies — quantitative models based on the approaches of different investing…
Ritholtz On "Ex-Post Facto Market Rationale"
…declines highlight a big problem in investing. “The issue at hand is the tendency to explain what just happened int he market after — and not before — it specifically…
For Whitman, Value Still Rules
Value investing legend Marty Whitman built his reputation by buying down-and-out stocks. And today, he says he still believes that’s the way to go. “You’re trying to figure out what…
... Or Does It?
…all of it. “Low-volatility investing became popular only recently, after investors saw the resilience of low-volatility strategies during the Great Recession,” she says. “Despite years of rising markets, investors have…
Keep It Simple (But Not Too Simple)
…political landscape — and to concoct if/then scenarios in response. We want a tuned market.” How then should you approach investing? “The best we can hope for is to create…