No investor can match the combination of Warren Buffett’s annual returns and the period of time he has been able to sustain them. Buffett has generated those returns in a…
Tag: Investing Lessons
Five Lessons from Our Most Downloaded Podcasts of 2020
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) When we started our podcast, Excess Returns, late last year, I was hoping we could create something that would be educational and informative for people…
Why You Shouldn’t Try To Copy Warren Buffett (Ep. 55)
Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time. He has also been very generous in sharing the lessons he has learned over his career with all of…
What Bitcoin Taught Me About Risk & Reward In Investing & Life
In 2015, my firm Validea hired a technology consultant who was also building a company utilizing blockchain technology. At the time, the consultant suggested, “You know, you should take a…
The Dangers of the Obvious
By Jack Forehand, CFA Let’s pretend we could turn back time to January 1st of this year. What if I gave you the following series of facts and asked you…
Excess Returns, Ep. 40: Six Lessons New Robinhood Traders Could Learn From Peter Lynch
Trading volumes at online brokers have skyrocketed since the Coronavirus crisis began. If there is one lesson these newly minted traders have learned so far, it is that the market…
The Top Avoidable Distractions When Reading Financial News
A recent CFA Institute article identifies a list of the types of financial news stories that “have no value or insight and can be easily avoided.” Here is a sampling:…
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.…
Buffett’s Ties that Bind: Eight Timeless Contributions
A recent Validea blog outlines the following eight lessons Warren Buffett has taught Berkshire Hathaway shareholders— that may have kept them loyal through recent years of lagging performance: Education: The…
How to Navigate a Stormy Stock Market in 5 Steps
A recent article by New York Times columnist Carl Richards offers investors a road map for riding out today’s market volatility: Give yourself a break: It’s okay to feel “scared…