A recent Barron’s article highlights an interview with poker star Maria Konnikova, a writer who has “parlayed her doctorate in psychology into a career chronicling human behavior and decision-making” and…
Tag: Investor Behavior
Excess Returns, Ep. 41: Is Direct Indexing the Future of Investing?
Technology has allowed all of us to personalize many aspects of our lives. Rather than accept products tailored to a wide range of people, we are now able to customize…
Buffett’s Disappearing Alpha – Why It Doesn’t Really Matter
Warren Buffett has one of the greatest long-term investing track records of all time. The chart below shows the excess return (y-axis) over the market of some of history’s best…
The Human vs. The Quant
By Jack Forehand, CFA I have always thought I am a better discretionary investor than I am. I think I can predict where the market is headed. I think I…
Zweig on the Brain and a Crashing Stock Market
The stress of today’s falling stock market is palpable, and investors need to understand the havoc it can wreak on the human brain. This according to a recent article by…