Should We Never Invest in Individual Stocks?
Due to the surprising headline that treasury bills seemingly outperform stocks, practitioners are starting to ask: Should I invest in individual stocks?
About Lloyd Everhart
Lloyd Everhart is a Research Manager at the Center for Government Contracting within the School of Business at George Mason University. He is currently working on two finance studies for the Department of Defense. He previously supported a number of federal agencies as a contractor as well as spent time working for an asset management firm and a more traditional financial advisory firm supporting portfolio administration and client servicing, respectively. Lloyd is a self-taught fundamental analyst in the tradition of Benjamin Graham and spends his free time valuing firms. While Graham is the foundation for his love of investing, he is also a believer in quantitative investing and the use of data to help drive decision-making. He attended George Mason University for his undergraduate degree (BA, History).Are Ben Graham’s Disciples Value and Quality Factor Investors?
I examine the performance records of performance of Ben Graham's well-known disciples: Walter Schloss, Tom Knapp, Warren Buffett, Bill Ruane, Charlie Munger, Rick Guerin, and [...]