Jim O’Shaughnessy, O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, says a long-term investor should be buying now, and compares “low-conviction buybacks” (defined as 5% or less) and “high-conviction buybacks” (over 5%) in identifying attractive…
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Bearish Sentiment May be a Bullish Omen, Once the Correction Bottoms
…a coming bullish period. In the short term, however, the low point of the current correction may still be ahead. See the chart below, courtesy of David Aaronson via MarketWatch.com….
Al Frank CIO Buckingham: “It’s a great time to be a value investor”
…paying generous dividends with plenty of cash on the books.” He applies similar thinking to biotech companies, noting “[m]arket history shows that dividend-paying stocks outperform nondividend payers with lower volatility.”…
Non-US Stocks Getting High Marks as Values Continue to Come In
…the bottom 20% criterion (below 11.19), and therefore passes this test. PRICE/CASH FLOW (P/CF) RATIO: [PASS] The P/CF of a company should be in the bottom 20% of the…
Understanding the Seven Phases of Bull Markets and Why this Bull Market is Still Alive
…worse before they get better. He predicts a low around Halloween before a rebound, noting that investors’ pessimism is a contrarian sign and presidential-election years are generally favorable for stocks….
The Value of Investing in International Stocks
…S&P and 40% Morgan Stanley International Europe, Australia, and Far East Index returned 11% annually with about 3% less volatility. From 2000 to 2008, a portfolio broadly representing the U.S….
CIO of Harvard's $37.6 Billion Endowment Concerned About Market Froth
…Blyth highlighted concerns of “potentially frothy markets,” noting the “environment is likely to result in lower future returns than in the recent past.” The University’s hired hedge-funds are growing their…
CIO of Harvard's $37.6 Billion Endowment Concerned About Market Froth
…Blyth highlighted concerns of “potentially frothy markets,” noting the “environment is likely to result in lower future returns than in the recent past.” The University’s hired hedge-funds are growing their…
Generating Alpha by Focusing on Active Fund Managers
…with identifying managers and funds who are focused on generating strong returns to investors and not concerned about fitting in a particular style or size box (Miller says those funds…
Contrasting Buffett’s New & Old Value Investing Styles -- Cigar Butt vs. High Quality.
Warren Buffet’s strategy has changed over the years because the funds he manages have grown, according to Professor George Athanassakos article in Canada’s Globe & Mail. Both the old and…