Research has shown that value investing needs to change. Our economy has transitioned from one dominated by tangible assets like buildings and equipment to one dominated by intangible assets such…
Tag: Intangible Assets
The Importance of Intangible Assets
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — I started out my career as a Price/Book guy. It certainly wasn’t the only value factor I used, but I would defend it when it came…
The Impact of Intangible Assets on Value Investing (Ep. 68)
Our economy is changing. Gone are the days where the biggest companies require substantial physical assets to operate and grow their businesses. Most of the companies that dominate our economy…
Are Intangibles to Blame for Value’s Pain?
A recent CFA Institute article debates the notion that the value factor’s long stretch of poor performance is due primarily to the increase in the percentage of intangible assets as…
The Assets We Can’t See
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) There has been a major change in our economy going on for a long time now. The days where the largest firms make physical things…