When quantitative equity funds experienced a meltdown ten years ago, Goldman Sachs (among the hardest hit) “began to rebuild the strategies with less leverage and more diversity,” according to a…
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Master Investors Marks, Dalio & Gundlach Issue Cautionary Views on Markets
…low-rate environment. The problem is rates are going to rise eventually and when they do, stocks will deflate. Other prominent investors see dangers spilling into the market regardless of economic…
Paul Tudor Jones See Struggles in Main Fund
…to a recent Bloomberg article. According to Hedge Fund Research Inc., the article says, macro hedge funds “have posted their worst first half since 2013, losing 0.7%.” Jones’ main BVI…
Hulbert on How to Boost Returns with Lower Risk
The founder of The Hulbert Financial Digest calls into question the idea that lower risk leads to lower returns, according to a recent MarketWatch article. “I know, I know” Hulbert…
Investors: Become "Unshakeable" With These Five Investing Commandments
…management, positive free cash flow, and consistent growth in earnings-per-share. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), a research-based biopharmaceutical company, would fall under this category. Invest in low-cost index funds. Buffett has…
There’s One Investing Edge Left – And Anyone Can Capitalize On It
…information than other people. But given the rapid flow of information and the fact that thousands of very smart people are trying to gain an informational edge every day, this…
High-Yield Bond Prices' May Forecast Equity Price Movements
…a “company’s bond price moves in the aftermath of an earnings beat, for example, its share price will eventually follow suit as stock investors belatedly decipher the complex financial statements.”…
Bull Market Can Be Bolstered by Retirement Account Inflow
…behavior (based on corporate earnings profits) — such as increased demand from retirement funds– can drive stock valuations over the long term. “Over the long run,” says Lo in a…
Rotation Out of Bonds Might Be Coming
…as investors fret about valuations,” adding that the market’s low level of volatility in U.S. stocks “should inspire pension funds and systematic traders who measure risk in terms of realized…
The Fed Could Cause Market Disruption
…complacency, best reflected in persistent record-low readings in volatility (VIX index).” According to Hathaway, the current level of complacency is due to investor confidence in continuing economic expansion and a…