By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) We often write about factor investing on our blog. We talk about factors like value, momentum, quality and low volatility and their practical use in the real…
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Why Dividend Investing May Be Overrated (Ep. 65)
Dividend based investing strategies are very popular among investors. The ability to receive regular cash payments from the equities they own and a belief that dividend paying stocks outperform the…
Guru Investor Blog Weekly Highlights: 01/15/2021
Here are the articles we found the most interesting on the blog for the week of 01/15/2021. This week we highlight research and discuss whether intangible assets have broken value…
Considerations For Investors Seeking High Dividend Paying Stocks
Many stock investors seek out high dividend paying companies. Over time, dividends have been an important component of long-term stock returns and many investors, particularly investors drawing off their portfolios,…
Breaking Down the Investment Strategy of Legendary Fund Manager Peter Lynch (Ep. 64)
Peter Lynch is one of the most successful mutual fund managers of all time. Lynch guided Fidelity Investment’s Magellan Fund to a 29.2 percent average annual return from 1977 until…
The Case Against Value Stocks – Part II
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) It would be an understatement to say that the last decade has been a challenging one for value investors. The problems were initially isolated to…
The Importance of Expectations in Investing (Ep. 63)
There is a common misconception that a good company is always a good investment. But that sometimes isn’t the case. The reason for that comes down to the role that…
The Five Podcasts That I Never Miss an Episode Of
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Early in my career, I thought I knew everything. I started investing during a period where the types of strategies we run, many of which…
The Biggest Lessons From Our Five Most Popular Interviews of 2020 (Ep. 61)
When we started our podcast late last year, we were hoping we could create something that would be educational and informative for people who follow our content. We were hoping…
Seven Lessons from Mr. Market in 2020
In Ben Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, he introduces Mr. Market, which is an allegory that is meant to help the reader understand the irrational, groupthink and herding mentality that can…