While the quality factor has been identified in the literature (including papers such as “Buffett’s Alpha,” “Global Return Premiums on Earnings Quality, Value, and Size,” and “The Excess Returns of ‘Quality’ Stocks: A Behavioral Anomaly”), [...]
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 body of academic research which has demonstrated that past performance [...]
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 found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check [...]
Research into the momentum factor continues to demonstrate its persistence and pervasiveness, including across factors. Recent papers have focused on trying to identify ways to improve the explanatory power and performance of momentum strategies. Prior [...]
James MontierA full version of this paper can be found in this bookWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category Introduction In an earlier post we analyzed the prominent [...]
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 of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category What [...]
It's not a perfect world out there and often times alternative funds are mischaracterized, misused, and not put through a rigorous enough portfolio construction process. It's my hope that I can forewarn you of the [...]
Here is a link to our podcast on Taylor Schulte's "Stay Wealthy" show. Without question, you have heard of Exchange Traded Funds, also commonly referred to as ETFs.It’s a complex topic so I brought in [...]
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 academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category. What are [...]
What is Quality? Jason Hsu , Vitali Kalesnik , and Engin Kose Financial Analysts JournalA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research [...]
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 of the poor performance of value stocks over the past [...]
Here is a link to our podcast on "The ETF Prime Podcast": ETF.com’s Drew Voros offers his perspective on ESG investing, including highlighting the example of Facebook. Tune to the ~22 minute mark to hear Alpha Architect’s Ryan [...]
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 Johnson for mentioning this paper![/ref] What are the research questions? [...]
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 finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category What [...]
Value and Momentum each had back to back extreme returns (five sigma) days on Monday, September 9th and Tuesday, September 10th. The Dow Jones Thematic Market Neutral Value Index (“Value”) started the week up 3.45%, [...]
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, and Otto Van HemertThe Journal of Portfolio ManagementA version of [...]
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 between risk and return. But empirical studies have found the [...]
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, and Otto Van HemertThe Journal of Portfolio ManagementA version of [...]
The variance risk premium (VRP) refers to the fact that, over time, the option-implied volatility has tended to exceed the realized volatility of the same underlying asset. This has created a profit opportunity for volatility [...]
I’m 34. I have some savings (long-term investments), earn a respectable living, and am comfortable—and happy—spending modestly relative to income. I have a simple balance sheet and no debt. I don’t ever want to fully [...]
