By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Momentum can be one of the more challenging factors for investors to understand. Since we are investing in businesses when we buy a stock, we are…
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Four Lessons From Andy Berkin and Larry Swedroe
As a factor investor, there are a handful of people I have always wanted to interview for our podcast. We have been lucky to have been able to interview two…
The Magic of Multi-Factor Investing
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Many investors tend to have a style that they gravitate toward because it makes the most intuitive sense to them. And when it comes to building…
Never Listen to Market Forecasts, Especially Mine
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — You are witnessing the rise of the next great market forecaster. I may not have the Ivy League pedigree. I may not have cut my teeth…
Our 5 Top Investing Articles For 2022
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — 2022 has been a challenging year for investors. Although the S&P 500’s decline is in line with a typical shallower bear market, the losses on a…
5 Behavioral Tricks for Long-Term Investors
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — 2022 has certainly been a challenging year for markets. Although the S&P 500 is only down about 15% for the year, which is significantly less than…
Three Lessons from Harley Bassman
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Last month, I started a new series of articles I am going to write to highlight some of the episodes of our Excess Returns podcast that…
Knowing When to Change Your Investment Process
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — We all know that having a sound process is crucial to investing success. Finding something that works over the long-term and adhering to it through the…
Revisiting the Case Against Value Investing
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — I have always been a big believer in value investing. The idea of buying companies at discounted prices has always resonated with me. And the fact…
Three Lessons From Andrew Beer
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — When we started the Excess Returns podcast, our primary goal was to learn. We wanted to help listeners to the podcast learn. But we also wanted…