By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) There are many skills that can benefit you as an investor. Being smart is certainly an asset, although it can also get you in trouble…
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Five Questions: Factor Timing with Nicolas Rabener
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Factor timing is a pretty controversial topic in the quantitative investing world. On one hand, we are all taught that we should buy low and…
The Rising Bar for Active Management
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@PracticalQuant) Active managers as a whole have always been pretty bad at their job. Depending on what data source you use and what time frame you…
Why Return Skewness Offers Some Hope for Value Investors
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) It is no secret that value investing strategies have struggled for a long time now. The extended period of underperformance has tested the patience of…
Never Say Never
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Never tends to be an overused word in investing. Don’t get me wrong, I am big believer that the past is often the best guide…
What I Do With My Personal Portfolio
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management wrote an interesting article a month or so ago about how he invests his money and it got me…
Five Questions: Hidden Risks in Investing with Corey Hoffstein
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Investing in the stock market is a risky activity. The obvious risks like losing a large portion of your portfolio during a bear market, or…
Five Questions: Lessons From Finance History with Jamie Catherwood
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Recency bias can be a major issue for many investors. When we analyze the probability of any event in the market occurring, we tend to…
Six Common Misconceptions About Factor-Based Strategies
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Factor strategies have grown exponentially in the past decade. Almost every major asset manager now offers their variation of things like value, momentum, quality, and…
Five Questions: Questioning Conventional Wisdom With Lawrence Hamtil
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) Anyone who reads my articles regularly knows that I am a big user of Twitter. Some of the best investors in the world regularly post…