The topic of this blog post was inspired by Wes, who said the following: Valeriy, you have done more formal academic research on trend-following than anyone I know...Skepticism aside, let's I forced you to pick [...]
Everyone in finance remembers 2008--the Global Financial Crisis. Yes, I know, the final downward movement in the stock market was in early 2009. However, many remember 2008 as the year of the crisis. So now [...]
Readers: We'll be visiting the following locations in the near future: 2/26 to 3/1: Portland/Calgary area Wes/Ryan/BrandonWes is speaking at a small conference:Sign up here: https://www.talluscapital.com/events3/4 to 3/6: Kansas City and ChicagoJack/Ryan As a reminder, you [...]
In today’s video, we examine two posts from last week. First, we examine Wes' post on the Size factor. Second, we examine a paper by Tommi examining the distribution of Size and Value returns over [...]
Public Hedge Funds Lin Sun and Melvyn TeoJournal of Financial Economics, forthcomingA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category What are the [...]
One of the oldest and most persuasive arguments in the stock market is that small stocks outperform large stocks.[ref]A version of this showed up in the WSJ.[/ref] Warren Buffett, speaking at the 2013 Berkshire Hathaway [...]
In today’s video, we examine three posts. First, we examine Elisabetta Basilico's post on Manager Sentiment and Stock Returns. Second, we examine a paper by Rich Shaner examining whether financial education actually improve outcomes. Last, [...]
Volatility Lessons Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French Financial Analysts Journal A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight [...]
We have all heard the mantra, “You can’t time the market!” But in reality, investors attempt to do just that every day as part of their tactical asset allocation strategies, which are less extreme variants [...]
The Causal Mechanism of Financial Education: Evidence from Mediation Analysis Fenella Carpena and Bilal ZiaA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category. [...]
Manager Sentiment and Stock Returns Fuwei Jiang, Joshua Lee, Xiumin Martin, Guofu Zhou Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? [...]
Do-It-Yourself tactical asset allocation weights for the Robust Asset Allocation Index are posted here.[ref] Create a free account here if you want to access the site directly. The link is here. [/ref] Exposure Highlights (red implies a month [...]
In today's video, we examine three posts. First, we examine Larry Swedroe's rebuttal to the "failure" of factor investing. Second, we examine a paper examining the performance of the Size and Value factors in China. [...]
Size and Value in China Jianan Liu, Rob Stambaugh, and Yu YuanJournal of Financial EconomicsA version of this paper can be found here What are the research questions? China represents the world's second largest stock market [...]
Value investing practitioners and academics have long studied the enterprise multiple effect, including my own business partners, Jack and Wes. The literature reveals that Enterprise Multiples, defined as total enterprise value of the firm divided [...]
In a recent ETF column, Allan Roth listed five investment lessons. While I agreed with much of what he wrote, one claim—factor investing has “failed miserably”— called for examination of the facts. But first, a [...]
In today's video, we examine three posts. First, we examine ESOPs and 1042 QRP (qualified replacement property) with Doug Pugliese. Second, we examine a guest post by Nicolas Rabener examining Value, Momentum and Carry over [...]
There is a 72% probability of the San Franciso Bay Area getting hit by at least one earthquake of a magnitude of 6.7 or stronger between today and 2043 according to the United States Geological Survey, [...]
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOP”) create unique opportunities for business owners and their employee-participants to build wealth through their companies. To foster broader adoption of ESOPs, Congress instituted a number of attractive tax advantages benefitting [...]
Rankings and Risk-Taking in the Finance Industry Michael Kirchler, Florian Lindner, and Utz WeitzelThe Journal of Finance, Fall 2018A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check [...]
