Research links: inconsistent distress
Factor investingHow can you tell when a factor stops working? (behaviouralinvestment.com)A whitepaper on factor investing and its origins in academic research. (savvyinvestor.net)Momentum and TrendTwo...
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Markets"Buying panics are pretty rare." (theirrelevantinvestor.com)A half dozen signs that investors are still pretty stressed. (bloomberg.com)StrategyDrew Dickson, "A high quality company does not...
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AdvisorsQuestions you should ask your financial advisor to get comfortable. (allaboutyourbenjamins.com)This piece shows that not every advisor works the same way. (thereformedbroker.com)Six questions...
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MarketsREITs have had a bad year, to-date. (capitalspectator.com)FAANG stocks have had a bad week. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)StrategyMarket volatility shouldn't change your fundamental investment...
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Venture capitalFor VCs your portfolio page is your resume. (hunterwalk.com)The Vision Fund plans to invest in 100 companies and consolidate some along the way. (cnbc.com)A profile of Indianapolis-based...
View ArticleThursday links: a crisis in confidence
StrategyWhat you need to understand about the "bond bear market." (thereformedbroker.com)FRNs vs T-bills: performance during a period of rising rates. (wisdomtree.com)TIPS will only get you so far...
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FinanceJeremy Schwartz talks with Paul Pittman and Brandon Zick about investing in farmland. (wisdomtree.com)Barry Ritholtz talks with Kathleen Fisher head of wealth and investment strategies at...
View ArticleFriday links: a healthy skepticism
MarketsStock market returns are lumpy: deal with it. (awealthofcommonsense.com)5 "Uber Cannibals" that are buying back their stock aggressively. (chaiwithpabrai.com)StrategyInvesting is all about...
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Top clicks this week on the siteThe most important charts of the century to-date, including our entry. (marketwatch.com)How to invest in a world where stock market returns for the next decade are...
View ArticleSunday links: controlling the narrative
StrategyCash is looking better every day. (wealthmanagement.com)REITs are trading at a big discounts to their NAVs. (wsj.com)The value factor isn't really correlated with much macro stuff....
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GenderWhy aren't there more women managing fixed income funds? (bloomberg.com)How the increased use of data in the workplace will help women advance. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)Research shows that when...
View ArticleMonday links: reported volatility
Markets'Sell in May' is a historical fact, but irrelevant. (crossingwallstreet.com)REITsREITs played catch-up last week. (capitalspectator.com)Are REITs a separate asset class? (etf.com)ValueIt feels...
View ArticleResearch links: obsessed with volatility
MomentumA look at two centuries of time-series and cross-sectional momentum. (alphaarchitect.com)In a low expected return world using trend following strategies to replace bonds makes sense....
View ArticleTuesday links: immune from the consequences
CommoditiesCommodities led major asset class performance in April 2018. (capitalspectator.com)The world is awash in sugar. (blogs.wsj.com)Other agricultural commodities have also lagged the broad...
View ArticlePersonal finance links: choosing where to live
Robo-advisorsAcorns is moving into the retirement investing space. (techcrunch.com)Financial advisors are going to have to establish their worth relative to the growing sophistication of online tools....
View ArticleWednesday links: being actively stupid
AprilThe energy sector led, by a lot, performance in April. (ft.com)How various tactical asset allocation strategies performed in April. (allocatesmartly.com)Managed futures are lagging badly in 2018....
View ArticleStartup links: degrees of difficulty
Venture capitalSequoia Capital is raising the largest US-based venture capital fund in history. (bloomberg.com)Why US-based venture capitalists are looking overseas for investments. (teten.com)How...
View ArticleThursday links: gaining scale
MarketsAre US equity valuations all that out of whack relative to the rest of the world? (macro-man.blogspot.co.uk)Value investing isn't dead. (alphaarchitect.com)SupportStay up-to-date with all of our...
View ArticlePodcast links: the tyranny of convenience
The bizThe ten best podcasts of 2018, so far. (esquire.com)FinanceMeb Faber talks with Ken Fisher about lessons learned over a long career of investing. (mebfaber.com)Ted Seides talks with Jim Williams...
View ArticleFriday links: doing nothing
MarketsThe pullback in investor sentiment readings has been dramatic this year. (disciplinedinvesting.blogspot.com)It pays to hedge your currency exposure at the moment. (wsj.com)200 day moving...
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