How to Use Our Dual Class Share Arbitrage Module
Recent market volatility is generating an anxiety in the investing public that is almost palpable, and many are searching for ways to generate returns while [...]
About David Foulke
David Foulke is an operations manager at Tradingfront, Inc., a provider of automated digital wealth management solutions. Previously, he was at Alpha Architect, where he focused on business development, firm operations, and blogging on quantitative investing and finance topics. Prior to Alpha Architect, he was involved in investing and strategy at Pardee Resources Company, a manager of natural resource and renewable assets. Prior to Pardee, he worked in investment banking and capital markets roles at several firms in the financial services industry, including Houlihan Lokey, GE Capital and Burnham Financial. He also founded two internet companies, E-lingo, and Stonelocator. Mr. Foulke received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College.Neuroeconomics Post! The Endocrine System and Shifting Risk Preferences
The Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu counseled us to "know thine enemy." At Alpha Architect we are always curious about anything that affects our financial decision making, [...]
The Shiller P/E Ratio
Robert J. Shiller, an American academic, made waves in the economic community when he correctly anticipated the sharp decline in equities in 2000 in his [...]
Evolution and the Overconfidence Phenomenon
Many have questioned why overconfidence might exist in human populations when it can lead to suboptimal outcomes such as wars or, say, financial collapse. Common [...]
Thinking in terms of “Shareholder Yields” – Notes from the Underground
I recall that during my first job on Wall Street, my boss had me generate a page of “comps,” or comparable companies with summary statistics [...]
Socrates Would Have Been a Quant
The Greek philosopher Socrates walked the streets of Athens in a dirty cloak, talking with people throughout the city, and sources differ as to whether [...]
Decision Fatigue
All of us are faced every day with a myriad of choices, but if you’re like me, you don’t spend much time thinking about how [...]
Mr. Market and Joe Pesci
We here at Turnkey Analyst are big fans of Ben Graham, and are stalwart believers in the enduring relevance of Graham’s famous character, Mr. Market, [...]
The Accrual Anomaly For Dummies
One of the subtler screens offered at Turnkey Analyst is the Percent Accruals screen. For an excellent review of the “Accrual Anomaly,” take a look at [...]