By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — The 60-40 portfolio just finished one of its best decades in history. And that comes on the back end of a period starting in 1980 that…
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Return Stacking w/ Corey Hoffstein of NewFound Research & Rodrigo Gordillo of ReSolve Asset Management
With bonds yields near all time lows and stock valuations near all time highs, the future returns of the 60/40 portfolio don’t look promising. This has led many investors to…
Gregg Fisher, Multi-Factor Pioneer, Talks Investor Behavior, The Future Of Value, Investing In Innovation & Lessons From 20+ Years as a Quant
Our guest in this episode is Gregg Fisher of Quent Capital. Gregg was a pioneer in factor investing and the founder of Gerstein Fisher, which he grew to over $5…
The Elusive Definition of Quality
Buying stocks of high quality companies is something investors are almost universally attracted to. But the details of how to define quality, and the reasons why it works can be…
What is Quality?
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — There has always been an interesting dichotomy with the quality factor. On one hand, individual investors typically consider it the most sensible factor and it is…
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…
The Importance of Drawdowns in Retirement Planning
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — One of the things I have tried to do with my articles is to use them as an opportunity to learn. Throughout my career, my focus…
Investing in Quality Dividend Growers to Achieve Your 'Freedom Day" With Ryan Krueger
When many investors think about dividend investing they think about buying the highest yielding stocks. But investing in quality companies that are growing their dividends can in many ways be…
A Walk Down Drawdown Lane
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — With the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs, it might seem strange to write an article about market drawdowns, but the one thing we know for…
A Look at the Valuation of the Major Investing Factors
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — In my last article, I took a look at the overall market valuation and the relative and absolute valuation of value stocks using our market valuation…