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…
Tag: Investor Behavior
Money Personality: Do You Know Yours?
Recent research by Fidelity shows that “everyone’s unique personality traits help them navigate the world in different ways” and that this is also true for money and investing decisions. For…
The Underrated Role of Behavior in Investing with Joe Wiggins
Sometimes as investors we tend to focus their efforts on the wrong things. We will spend a lot of time building complicated strategies. We will focus on trying to beat…
Everyone is Influenced by Behavioral Biases
A recent article by Morningstar offers findings of a recent study showing that most Americans are overconfident and argues that investors “tend to make snap decisions and irrational—sometimes destructive—mistakes, based…
Americans are All In on the Stock Market
Individual investors are “holding more stock than ever before as major indexes climb to fresh highs,” says a recent article in The Wall Street Journal that adds, “They are also…
The Voting Machine vs. the Weighing Machine
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.Benjamin Graham (Sort Of) I am…
Investment Advice from Poker Star: Focus on Decision-Making Process
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…
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…