…in passive investment. This according to an article in Bloomberg. The article says, “As money pours into exchange-traded funds and other index-tracking products that skew toward big companies, Burry says…
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Never Say Never
…data from Ken French’s data library. The HML factor measures the performance of high Book/Market (low Price/Book) stocks relative to low Book/Market stocks. It is a way to look at…
Buffett Likes U.S. Banks
…notwithstanding a low interest-rate environment, some larger banks continue to deliver healthy returns. As of June 30th, the article reports, six of Berkshire’s top holdings in financials included Bank of…
Americans Googling the Dow Could Spell Trouble
…of DataTrek Research, who explains that “Main Street googles ‘dow jones’ when they are worried about stock-market volatility.” The concern for investors, he says, is that noise around market volatility…
The Best-Performing Hedge Fund in the World is up 278% This Year
…leveraged class of financial instrument that can mean big returns, or steep losses.” According to Eurekahedge analyst Mohammad Hassan, the fund’s volatility is similar to that of cryptocurrency investing: “There’s…
Mark Mobius says Buy Gold "At Any Level"
…U.S. Treasury market signaling that a recession may be on the horizon, investors have been swarming into bullion-backed exchange-traded funds.” The article underscores the ongoing debate as to whether the…
Why is Warren Buffett Buying Bank Stocks?
…factors: If a recession doesn’t descend soon, bank stocks could become attractive: “The financial sector’s price-to-earning’s ratio…is near its lows of the past five years and easily the lowest of…
Morningstar: Minding the Gap in 2019
…a good plan and the willingness to stick with it amid all the drama in the markets. In addition, it helps to know if volatility in individual funds is the…
How to Profit from Negative-Yielding Debt
…using the example of Japan: The article concludes, “The flattening of the U.S. curve may end up sending funds to a number of other markets that offer a steeper alternative…
Profile: Quant Shop Two Sigma
…rate. Overall, it adds, the firm’s funds have been profitable every year and, in 2018, generated $3.2 billion in net gains for its investors. Siegel, an artificial intelligence specialist, earned…