By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — About a week ago CNBC had a piece that broke down how much the largest, best performing stocks have contributed to the overall market’s…
Tag: Momentum Investing
Momentum Investing Works Until it Doesn’t
A recent article in InvestmentNews highlights how momentum investing—buying shares of whatever is rising the fastest and selling when these stocks “lose steam”–has been performing well of late. However, the…
Hulbert Says Momentum Investing Lives
There are still good reasons for investors to pursue a momentum strategy, writes Mark Hulbert in a recent Wall Street Journal article. He offers data collected by Eugene Fama (University…
Morningstar Compares Research Data to Real-World Investing
There is an abundance of research data regarding how investors can maximize returns, but it doesn’t necessarily translate into real-world results, according to a recent Morningstar article. Alex Bryan, Morningstar’s…
Adding Momentum to Your Portfolio
The tendency of recent market performance to persist, an effect known as momentum, has been pervasive even though it is a “blatant violation” of what you would expect in an…