In times of volatility, investors lean more towards stocks that have steady earnings and solid balance sheets, and recent research from Vanguard displays a new way to get a better…
Tag: Factors
Factor Investing in Under the Radar Markets with Chris Covington
In this episode, we talk factor investing with AJO Vista Head of Investments Chris Covington. We discuss their unique approach to factor investing and how they apply it to less…
The Surprising Investment Factor That Defies the Risk-Return Tradeoff
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — There are some core principles that are supposed to govern investing. If I were to ask you to come up with the most important one of…
A Detailed Look at the Quality Factor
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — We all want to own great companies. We look at Warren Buffett’s success and want to own the same types of businesses he did. We love…
A Look at Changing Factor Exposures in an Evolving Market
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — The market has seen some major changes since the 2020 market bottom. It would have been very difficult to predict the massive rally we have seen…
Lu Zhang On The Evolution of Asset Pricing Models And His First Principles Approach to Improve Them
Asset pricing models have evolved significantly over the past several decades. From the Capital Asset Pricing Model to Fama and French’s 3 Factor Model to their more recent 5 and…
Validea’s Jack Forehand Interviewed on Resolve Riffs Podcast
Validea’s Jack Forehand joined the Resolve Riffs YouTube show and podcast on November 12th to discuss factor investing and our approach to building quantitative strategies. Topics covered in the discussion…
An In-Depth Look at Factor Valuation - And Which Factors Look Cheap Today
Valuing factors can be a confusing process. Not only are there are different factors to look at, there are also many ways to define them and a variety of different…
Some Thoughts on Low Volatility Investing
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Like many investors, I like to follow strategies that make sense to me. If I am following a factor, I want to feel like the…
The Changing Nature of Momentum
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Investors sometimes want to pigeonhole investing factors. We want to look at a factor and associate a certain type of company with it. Doing so…
