Compound Your Knowledge Ep 19: Value Concentration and Portfolio Protection

By Jack Vogel, PhD|July 29th, 2019|Compound Your Knowledge, Research Insights, Podcasts and Video, Media|

In this week’s post, we discuss three articles. The first article examines the effect of concentration (i.e. how many stocks does one own) within a Value portfolio. The second paper, summarized by Larry Swedroe, examines ways in which one can protect a portfolio from equity drawdowns. The last article, summarized by Elisabetta, examines the protection (and cost) of buying put options to protect one’s portfolio.

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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.