Compound Your Knowledge Ep. 17: Stock Buyback Myths

By Jack Vogel, PhD|July 8th, 2019|Compound Your Knowledge, Research Insights, Podcasts and Video, Media|

We hope everyone had a nice 4th of July weekend!

In this week’s post, we discuss one paper, titled “Buyback Derangement Syndrome.” The paper was summarized on our site by Tommi, and the paper was written by Clifford Asness, Todd Hazelkorn, and Scott Richardson, all of AQR.

Article Link:

Debunking Myths About Stock Buybacks

About the Author: Jack Vogel, PhD

Jack Vogel, Ph.D., conducts research in empirical asset pricing and behavioral finance, and is a co-author of DIY FINANCIAL ADVISOR: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth. His dissertation investigates how behavioral biases affect the value anomaly. His academic background includes experience as an instructor and research assistant at Drexel University in both the Finance and Mathematics departments, as well as a Finance instructor at Villanova University. Dr. Vogel is currently a Managing Member of Alpha Architect, LLC, an SEC-Registered Investment Advisor, where he heads the research department and serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He has a PhD in Finance and a MS in Mathematics from Drexel University, and graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Mathematics and Education from The University of Scranton.