…Spotlight: James O’Shaughnessy To say that James O’Shaughnessy has written the book on quantitative investing strategies might be an exaggeration — but not much of one. Over the years, O’Shaughnessy…
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Dorfman: "Channeling Graham" in Search of Value Stocks
John Dorfman, the well respected Bloomberg columnist and chairman of Thunderstorm Capital, discusses Ben Graham’s contribution to investing and his value-based investment approach. Dorfman outlines Graham’s strategy, which includes looking…
"High-Quality" Picks from the Gurus
…my “Guru Strategies” (each of which is based on the approach of a different investing great), and which could also be considered “high quality”, using Grantham’s definition as a basis….
Greenblatt: High-Quality Appears to Offer Most Value
…find is that [the formula] comes up with companies that people always think there’s a problem with,” he says. Investing in one or two of these firms is thus risky….
Buffett, Whitman, Grantham & Others Weigh In
Kiplinger’s recently asked six top strategists to give their take on investing and where the markets are headed from here. A sampling of the responses: Warren Buffett: While he says…
Be Nimble in this Market, Mauldin Says
John Mauldin, one of the few strategists who saw last year’s market meltdown coming, now says that he thinks the current environment calls for “nimble” investing. Mauldin tells Yahoo! TechTicker…
Fisher's Price/Sales Approach Still a Winner
…was a key to finding bargain-priced stocks. The investing public and media seems to share their view, with the P/E ratio having long been the only valuation metric that most…
Greenblatt Says It's All about Discipline
…value investing, with a little Buffett twist.” While he dubbed this approach the “magic” formula, it is really grounded more in good old common sense than it is in the…
Siegel: Recession Over & Stocks Attractive, but Unemployment to Stay High
…Reserve’s actions to stabilize the U.S.’s banks. Siegel is particularly high on stocks paying high dividends, the Journal reports. He suggests investing in exchange-traded funds and international stocks. “Most of…
Market Timing an "Exercise in Futility", Swensen Says
…Swensen, who has built an exceptional long-term track record by investing largely in illiquid assets, tells the Times’ Chrystia Freeland that even if he could have, he wouldn’t have shifted…