ETFs have been the fastest growing product in the asset management industry. Since 2003, their assets have increased by over 30 times and currently stand above $5 trillion. And that…
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Excess Returns, Ep. 37: A Conversation about Buffett, Berkshire & High-Quality Shareholders w/ Professor Lawrence Cunningham
In this episode, we are joined by Lawrence Cunningham. He is a professor at George Washington University and one of the world’s leading experts on Warren Buffett. He is also…
Gaining A Long-Term Edge With The Wisdom of Peter Lynch
In last week’s piece, link here, I discussed what Peter Lynch might say to the millions of investors who have been investing in individual stocks over the last few months.…
Excess Returns, Ep. 36: Have the Fed, Narratives and Passive Flows Broken Fundamental Investing?
Valuing a company (or the market in general) typically involves looking at its price and judging that price relative to its current and projected future fundamentals. But some have argued…
What Peter Lynch, the Granddaddy of Stock Picking, Might Say To 3 Million New Robinhood Investors
Over 3 million new accounts were opened at Robinhood in the first quarter of this year – a resurgence in individual stock picking in the heart of the COVID-19 shutdown…
Excess Returns, Ep. 35: Finding Diamonds in the Rough Among Growth Stocks
Buying expensive stocks has historically been a terrible investing strategy. On average, expensive stocks significantly underperform the market as a whole over time. But despite the poor performance of the…
When Fundamentals Don’t Matter
By Jack Forehand (@PracticalQuant) Valuing companies can be a challenging process. While it is commonly accepted that the value of a company is the present value of its future cash…