Excess Returns Podcast: Systematic Value Investing (Wes)

By Wesley Gray, PhD|June 5th, 2020|Research Insights, Factor Investing, Podcasts and Video, Media, Value Investing Research|

Recently I was invited to talk with Justin and Jack on the Excess Returns Podcast. I thank them for the opportunity and enjoyed the conversation!

Below are some of the topics we discussed:

Struggles in value and its long-term potential going forward.
What would it take to convince you that value investing doesn’t work anymore?
Impact of the shutdown on earnings and how to look at analyzing companies where the short and mid-term fundamentals are totally out of whack.
Your thoughts on factor timing and learning into value now.
Building a systematic value strategy – i.e. EV/EBIT vs. value composite – your take.
Introducing quality into a value screen, pluses and minuses.
The success of Alpha Architect – what do you attribute it to?

Here is a link to the video, also in a player below:

About the Author: Wesley Gray, PhD

After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education. He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Embedded (Naval Institute Press, 2009), Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico with his wife and three children. He recently finished the Leadville 100 ultramarathon race and promises to make better life decisions in the future.