“For the second consecutive year, the top stock picker is a practitioner of the valuation model introduced in the 1930s by Columbia University professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd,” writes…
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Greenblatt's Magic Formula-Worthy Picks
Most investors lack patience and don’t understand underperformance, which motivates them to abandon funds when performance dips—precisely the time they shouldn’t, says Joel Greenblatt, co-founder of Gotham Asset Management. In…
A Contrarian View May Be in Order
The seven-year-old bull market that started in the aftermath of the financial crisis could be facing a shift over the next five years, says Validea CEO John Reese in last…
Benjamin Graham Inspired Picks
In his book The Intelligent Investor, the “Father of Value Investing” (and Warren Buffett’s mentor) drives home the importance of evaluating a business’s fundamentals before investing. In a recent article…
Investing Principles Part II: Identifying Value in Earnings
This section of the Tweedy Browne publication What Has Worked In Investing referenced in yesterday’s blog describes the investment approach related to low price in relation to earnings. Legendary value…
Investing Principles Part I: Identifying Value based on Assets
This describes the first investment approach outlined in the Tweedy Browne Company publication entitled What Has Worked In Investing referenced in yesterday’s blog post. The net current assets approach was developed…
Investing Principles: What Has Worked
For the next several weeks, our daily blogs will include information from a 1992 publication by the investment firm Tweedy, Browne Company LLC entitled What Has Worked in Investing: Studies…
Blending Strategies to Reduce Volatility and Boost Results
No single investment strategy ensures success and, as we have emphasized time and again, zig-zagging from one to another is a futile (and often costly) exercise. In a recent article…
Bargain Shopping in Europe
When considering shopping for “cheap” stocks that have emerged post-Brexit, keep in mind that this group of stocks has offered bargains for quite some time. In a recent article for…
Greenblatt’s Magic + 5 Value Stocks that Make the Cut
Hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt, author of The Little Book that Beats the Market, uses what he calls a “magic formula” to earn returns that outperform the market. In a…