By Justin Carbonneau (@JJCARBONNEAU) As this Forbes article points out, the 60/40 portfolio is “one of the most dominant investment approaches of our time”. This asset allocation is incredibly simple…
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BlackRock's Ang Favors Momentum
In a recent interview with Barron’s, BlackRock’s head of factor investing Andrew Ang said he favors momentum stocks. Here are some highlights from the interview: While Ang does not believe…
AQR's Antti Ilmanen Predicts Low Returns
Low expected returns are going to anchor bad news for all of us for the rest of our working lifetimes, warned AQR principal and researcher Antti Ilmanen at the 2016…
Making the Most of Market Anomalies
David Larrabee, Director of Member and Corporate Products at CFA Institute, gave investors an insider’s thought from the 69th CFA Institute Annual Conference in his latest article. Empirical data suggests…
Why Value Investors Shouldn't Ignore Momentum
“Don’t chase performance” is a lesson any good value investor should have learned. But in a piece for Canadian MoneySaver, Validea CEO John Reese looks at how keying on high-momentum,…
Momentum Works, But Is It For You?
A recent study from three economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago confirmed that momentum investing can be a winning investment strategy, even when you account for the risk…
AQR Takes On "Momentum Myths"
Momentum stocks have taken a hit recently, but those who say that indicates momentum investing is not a profitable long term approach are dead wrong, say the authors of a…
Will Big Mo Be Back?
Momentum stocks have been hit hard lately, but long term data indicates you shouldn’t give up on them, according to Barron’s. (more…)
Hussman Talks "Extreme Strains", and Momentum Investing
Fund manager John Hussman says he sees “extreme strains” ahead that many investors are underestimating. In an excerpt from his most recent market commentary posted on Seeking Alpha, Hussman talks…
Momentum Not Dead, According to Study
Are momentum-focused investment strategies dead? MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert recently highlighted some new data that indicates they are not. Hulbert says that after “spectacular losses” in parts of 2008 and 2009…
