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…
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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…
When Conviction Fails You
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP (@praticalquant) — I wrote an article last week that challenged some commonly held beliefs about dividend investing. When you take on dividends, you can expect…
Put Down the Dividends – And Slowly Walk Away
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Ok, I’ll admit that the title of this article is a little aggressive. That is especially true when you consider the fact that I don’t think…
The Most Ignored Investing Premium
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Harvesting premiums in investing is a very challenging task for two main reasons. First, to capitalize on a premium, it has to exist. And we never…
Quantitative Asset Allocation Approaches That Go Beyond Stocks and Bonds
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Inflation is coming! Or at least that is what everyone seems to think these days. We have had benign inflation in the US for a…
The Balance Between Edge and Conviction
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Developing an edge in the stock market has always been a significant challenge. The collective wisdom of the market is typically correct, and that leads…
The Voting Machine vs. the Weighing Machine
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.Benjamin Graham (Sort Of) I am…
Pockets of Value in an Expensive Market
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — The stock market has had a huge run in the past 15 months. As of May 11th, the S&P 500 is now up 64%, off…