Diversification is a fundamental principle of prudent investing due to its ability to mitigate/minimize risks. In fact, it has been called the only free lunch in investing because, done properly, it can reduce risk without [...]
Here is a link to our podcast on Behind the Markets: In this episode of Behind the Markets, our guest co-host Wes Gray of Alpha Architect brings on cybersecurity experts to discuss breaches and the [...]
Asset Management within Commercial Banking Groups: International Evidence Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Matos and Pedro Pires The Journal of Finance, Fall 2018 A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of [...]
You can watch the video via the link below: This week Ryan and Jack discuss several important topics. First, they discuss the tracking error associated with trend-following strategies. Second, they chat about a paper by [...]
A question I've received in the past is the following: If you could go back in time five years ago and tell yourself something about investing, what would it be? My response is the following: [...]
Constructing Long-Only Multifactor Strategies: Portfolio Blending vs. Signal Blending Khalid Ghayur, CFA, Ronan Heaney, and Stephen Platt, CFA Financial Analysts Journal A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of [...]
You can watch the video via the link below: This week Ryan and I have a discussion on three topics. First, we discuss ETF tax efficiency based on the findings in a new paper by [...]
Robert Novy-Marx’s 2013 paper “The Other Side of Value: The Gross Profitability Premium” not only provided investors with new insights into the cross-section of stock returns, but also helped further explain some of Warren Buffett’s [...]
"What is the correct benchmark for trend following?" This is a difficult question, and there really is no perfect answer. As many of our readers know, we are fans of trend following and trend-followed portfolios. For [...]
Is Your Alpha Big Enough to Cover Its Taxes? A Quarter-Century Retrospective Rob Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik and Trevor Schuesler Journal of Portfolio Management A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries [...]
You can watch the video via the link below: Video Summary Today, Ryan and I discuss three topics discussed on our blog over the past two weeks. First, we discuss a post by Wes, discussing [...]
The CAPM was the first formal asset-pricing model. Market beta was its sole factor. With the 1992 publication of their paper, “The Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns,” Eugene Fama and Kenneth French introduced a new-and-improved [...]
Factors, or "style" investing, seems to be all the rage these days, including the use of factors in fixed income (here, here and here are good places to start). However, many of these strategies focus on [...]
The Promises and Pitfalls of Factor Timing Jennifer Bender, Xiaole Sun, Ric Thomas and Volodymyr Zdorovtsov Journal of Portfolio Management A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic [...]
You can watch the video via the link below: Video Summary Last week's video (slightly delayed) involves interviews of three guests of Alpha Architect. The first guest is Adam Butler of Resolve Asset Management. We [...]
Not long ago I used to teach investment management courses to Master's students (MBAs and MS Finance types). A core aspect of my course was so-called modern portfolio theory. We did a lot of math [...]
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:[ref]The information contained herein is [...]
"How can a q-theoretic model price momentum?" is a new paper by Robert Novy-Marx and goes right to the heart of an intense debate ongoing in empirical asset pricing -- can neoclassic economic models explain [...]
When Diversification Fails Sebastien Page and Robert Panariello Financial Analyst Journal, forthcoming A version of this paper can be found here Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category What [...]
Warning: This cybersecurity post is a monster and meant to be a reference for financial advisors looking to build out a robust cybersecurity advisor solution. If blog posts were food, this would be a steaming [...]
