Discussion: Managing the Costs of Passively Investing in Active Strategies
We recently covered a paper by David Blitz that highlighted the potential problems with passively investing in "active" strategies. The research piece is great and [...]
About 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.Academic Finance Research Galore. WFA Sessions Announced
Attention all finance geeks. The latest and greatest from academic researchers is available for all to review. The WFA recently released their sessions. WFA is [...]
Skulls, Financial Turbulence and Risk Management
Mark Kritzman and Yuanzhen LiFinancial Analyst Journal, 2010A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out [...]
Absolute Value Versus Relative Value: A Quick Note on the Value Debate
We've saw a spike in questions the last few days related to the various "value is really cheap posts" coming into the mainstream. This conversation [...]
Ways to Measure Extreme Downside Risk
Richard D.F. Harris , Linh H. Nguyen and Evarist Stoja Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money, 2019A version of this paper can be [...]
Attention Data Geeks: Our Factor Investing Data Library is Open
Are you doing independent factor research? Have you spent countless hours on Ken French's website? Do you run factor regressions for "fun"? Congrats -- you [...]
Trend Following Reality: You Need Trends to Trend-Follow
You Can't Always Trend When You Want Abhilash Babu, Brendan Hoffman, Ari Levine, Yao Hua Ooi, Sarah Schroeder and Erik Stamelos The Journal of Portfolio Management, March 2020A version of this [...]
The Economic Consequences of Pandemics: A Guide from History
Pandemics: Long-Run Effects Òscar Jordà, Sanjay R. Singh, Alan M. TaylorCEPR PressA version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance [...]
Pandemics and Factor Investing: A Glimpse into the Past
Equity Styles and the Spanish Flu Guido Baltussen, Pim van VlietA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance [...]
An Empirical Challenge for Trend-Following
Editor's Note: For the foreseeable future, we'll be focusing on research that explores investment strategies that are believed to help investors manage risk and diversify [...]
The Use and Value of Financial Advice for Retirement Planning: Part 1/2
The Use and Value of Financial Advice for Retirement Planning W.V. Arlow, K.C. Brown, and S.E. JenksJournal of Retirement, Winter 2020A version of this paper [...]
How do Institutional Investors approach Climate Risks?
The Importance of Climate Risks for Institutional Investors Philipp Krueger, Zacharias Sautner, and Laura T. Starks Review of Financial StudiesA version of this paper can [...]
Brokers, Retail Investors, and Conflict of Interests
Mark EganJournal of Finance, Winter 2019A version of this paper can be found here[ref]An old version of the paper that is easily accessible is HERE[/ref]Want to [...]
Book Review: Smart(er) Investing by Elisabetta and Tommi
It's not often I get the opportunity to write a book review for our fellow teammates and the best authors on our website -- Elisabetta [...]
Conflict of Interest and Mutual Fund Sales
Conflict of Interest in Mutual Fund Sales: What Does the Data Tell Us? Jasmin Sethi, Jake Spiegel, and Aron SzapiroJournal of Retirement, Winter 2019A version [...]
Enterprise Multiples and Expected Stock Returns
Why Do Enterprise Multiples Predict Expected Stock Returns? Steve Crawford, Wesley Gray and Jack Vogel Journal of Portfolio Management, forthcoming A version of this paper [...]
Top 5 Most Interesting Papers from the Annual Finance Geek Fest
The American Finance Association Annual Meetings have now come and gone (here is information on the broader conference). The conference was in sunny San Diego this [...]
Quant Tools for Private Equity and Real Assets
The Covariance Matrix of Real Assets Marielle De JongThe Journal of Portfolio Management, Fall 2018A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]
Myth-busting: Fed Actions and Stock Prices
Does the Fed Impact Stock Prices? McDonald, Puleo and Shadmani Journal of Investing, February 2019A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]
Forbidden Knowledge: Long-Only Academic Factors are Also Cool
When Equity Factors Drop Their Shorts David Blitz, Guido Baltussen, and Pim van VlietWorking PaperA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our [...]