By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — It has become a common belief in the investing community that passive investing is superior to active management. And there is a large volume of data…
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Some Ideas for Investing in a Low Return Environment
There is a very strong likelihood that returns for investors over the next decade will be significantly lower than what we have seen in the past ten years. With the…
The Misconceptions About Bubbles
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Bubble has become one of the most overused words in finance. If you read the financial media, you would likely conclude that we are currently surrounded…
Three Things to Remember When Markets Decline
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — “People who succeed in the stock market also accept periodic losses, setbacks, and unexpected occurrences. Calamitous drops do not scare them out of the game.” —…
There is Never a Good Time For Active Management – But Now Might Be One
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — When active managers are struggling relative to their benchmarks, you will often hear the same description of the problem. They will talk about how the current…