By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) — There are few topics that are more controversial in the stock market than market timing. Most long-term investors will tell you that market timing…
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The Most Expensive Investing Factor
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) — Factor investing is a long-term pursuit. Successfully following a factor-based approach is a function of studying what works over time, implementing it in a…
What BitCoin Can Teach You About Investing
By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) — I am unfortunately not one of the people who has enjoyed the two thousand plus percent return of BitCoin this year. I have spent…
The Dangers of Data
By Jack M. Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) — “If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.” – Ronald Coase “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts—for…
The Two Most Important Investing Decisions
By Jack M. Forehand (@practicalquant) — There are so many interesting things to debate in investing. The active vs. passive debate has been the subject of more articles than I…