By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — The 60-40 portfolio just finished one of its best decades in history. And that comes on the back end of a period starting in 1980 that…
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What is Quality?
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — There has always been an interesting dichotomy with the quality factor. On one hand, individual investors typically consider it the most sensible factor and it is…
The Importance of Drawdowns in Retirement Planning
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — One of the things I have tried to do with my articles is to use them as an opportunity to learn. Throughout my career, my focus…
A Look at the Valuation of the Major Investing Factors
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — In my last article, I took a look at the overall market valuation and the relative and absolute valuation of value stocks using our market valuation…
Revisiting the Market’s Valuation and the Value of Value
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — A few months ago, I wrote an article where I looked at the current valuation of the market, and some areas that looked relatively attractive on…