…100 to 150 stocks produce better risk-adjusted returns over time than funds holding only 30 or 35 stocks. But, notes Wherry, Joel Greenblatt — one of the investing greats upon…
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How Your Brain Can Drag You Down -- and How You Can Overcome It
…kind of impulsive response to reward,’ says Dr. Hariri, ‘is crucial to success in many aspects of life’ — like investing, where impatience often lowers returns.” Other tests — including…
Mortimer on "The Most Dangerous Words in Investing"
…readers today. One key thought from Mortimer, when asked whether his advice takes into account potential unprecedented events or situations: “The most dangerous words in investing are ‘it’s different this…
The Two-Pronged O'Shaughnessy Attack
…the book on quantitative investing strategies might be an exaggeration — but not much of one. Over the years, O’Shaughnessy has compiled an anthology of research on the historical performance…
Dreman: Yes, It's a Depression -- So Buy
One of the investing world’s pre-eminent contrarians, David Dreman, writes in Forbes that the U.S. is indeed in a depression — not a recession — but says it’s also a…
Whitman Finding Bargains through Graham & Dodd, with a Twist
…tenet of Third Avenue’s ‘safe and cheap’ method of value investing”, according to Folk. Folk writes that Sycamore Networks Inc. (SCMR) is “the most compelling example” of a U.S. net-net…
Gross: Investing "Revolution" Is On
In his April market commentary on PIMCO’s web site, bond guru Bill Gross says that we’ve entered a new world of economics and investing, one in which “there should be…
Top Timing Newsletter Turning Bullish
…that you should always strive to be investing in synch with the market’s main trend. (The rhyming truism is, ‘The trend is your friend.’)” Cintolo says that market bottoms are…
Good Quant, Bad Quant
…to stock investing, the reality is this: Quantitative investing approaches have been proven to be a blessing for investors. Such approaches take emotion out of the equation, helping investors to…
Kass: It's Dinner Time
…the sky is not falling, and Mr. Market has dropped a ton of value on our investing doorstep — dinner is now being served.” Kass first made his bottom call…