Superstar Investors
Superstar Investors Brooks, Tsuji and VillalonJournal of Investing, February 2019A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check [...]
Active Share: Predictor of Future Performance or Urban Legend?
The crowning achievement for investors is the ability to identify which of the few active mutual funds will outperform in the future. Despite an overwhelming [...]
Crowded trades, asset centrality and predicting equity bubbles
Crowded Trades: Implications for Sector Rotation and Factor Timing William Kinlaw, Mark Kritzman, and David TurkingtonJournal of Portfolio ManagementA version of this paper can be [...]
A Framework for Creating Model Portfolios
Model Portfolios Basu, Gates, Karir and AngJournal of Wealth Management, Spring 2019A version of the paper can be found here Want to read our summaries [...]
Short-Duration Stock Anomaly: Risk or Mispricing
Cash Flow Duration and the Term Structure of Equity Returns Michael WeberA version of the paper can be found here. Want to read our summaries of [...]
Quality: Independent attributes or a real factor?
What is Quality? Jason Hsu , Vitali Kalesnik , and Engin Kose Financial Analysts JournalA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our [...]
The Short Duration Premium
In my June 4, 2019 article “The Re-Death of Value, or Déjà Vu All Over?” I noted that one possible explanation for at least part [...]
Technological Links and Predictable Returns
Technological Links and Predictable Returns Charles Lee, Stephen Sun, Rongfei Wang and Ran ZhangJournal of Financial Economics, forthcomingA version of this paper can be found hereWant [...]
Factor Investing from Concept to Implementation
Factor Investing from Concept to Implementation Eduard van Gelderen, Joop Huij, and Georgi KyosevWorking paperA version of this paper can be found here[ref]hat tip to Art [...]
The Failure of Value Investing explained
Explaining the Demise of Value Investing Baruch Lev and Anup Srivastava A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic [...]
Spending Policies in a Low Return Environment
Evaluating Spending Policies in a Low Return Environment Peng Wang, Laura Chapman, Steven Peterson, and Jon SpinneyFinancial Analyst Journal, Fall 2018A version of this paper can [...]
An Analysis of “Benjamin Graham’s Net Current Asset Values: A Performance Update”
Henry R. Oppenheimer A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category Introduction [...]
Crisis proof your portfolio: part 2/2
The Best of Strategies for the Worst of Times: Can Portfolios Be Crisis Proofed? Campbell R. Harvey, Edward Hoyle, Sandy Rattray, Matthew Sargaison, Dan Taylor, [...]
Can We Explain the Low Volatility Anomaly?
One of the big problems for the first formal asset pricing model developed by financial economists, the CAPM, was that it predicts a positive relation [...]
Social Media, News Based Sentiment, and Market Timing
Does Social Media Trump News? The Relative Importance of Social Media and News Based Sentiment for Market Timing Stan BeckersJournal of Portfolio Management, Winter 2019A [...]
Crisis Proof Your Portfolio: part 1/2
The Best of Strategies for the Worst of Times: Can Portfolios Be Crisis Proofed? Campbell R. Harvey, Edward Hoyle, Sandy Rattray, Matthew Sargaison, Dan Taylor, [...]
Do Most Individual Stocks Outperform Cash? No.
I'd argue that a typical investor believes the following--In the past and over the long run, stocks outperformed bonds.[ref]and definitely beat cash![/ref] However, as highlighted [...]
Is Time Really Money?
Risk and Investment Horizon: Is Time Really Money? Ekaterina E. Emm and Ruben C. TrevinoJournal of Investing, 2019A version of this paper can be found hereWant [...]
No Skill? Well, Active Share Won’t Save You!
Is High Active Share Always Good? Giuliano De Rossi and Gurvinder BrarThe Journal of Asset ManagementA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read [...]
Financial Advice and Bank Profits
Financial Advice and Bank Profits Daniel Hoechle, Stefan Ruenzi,Nic Schaub, Markus Schmid Review of Financial Studies, November 2018 Versions of this paper can be found here and [...]