Monster Factor Correlation Chart
We recently added a monster correlation matrix to our factor library data sheet that maps out the correlation of all the factors against every other [...]
5 Surprising Things We Learned from a Factor Investing Expert
Lu Zhang and his colleagues made some waves with their new paper, “Replicating Anomalies.” (now published in the RFS -- congrats!). We have a summary [...]
A Viral Market Melt-Up; Optimism or Fundamentals?
" It is often said there are two types of forecasts ... lucky or wrong!!!! "-"Control" magazine published by Institute of Operations Management There is [...]
Counterpoint: ETF Activity May Make the Stock Market MORE Efficient
Lawrence Glosten, Suresh Nallareddy, and Yuan ZouManagement Science, forthcomingA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check [...]
Excess Returns Podcast: Systematic Value Investing (Wes)
Recently I was invited to talk with Justin and Jack on the Excess Returns Podcast. I thank them for the opportunity and enjoyed the conversation! [...]
Do Interest Rates Explain Value’s Underperformance?
From January 2017 through March 2020, the value premium, defined by HML (the return of high book-to-market stocks minus the return of low book-to-market stocks [...]
DIY Asset Allocation Weights: June 2020
Do-It-Yourself tactical asset allocation weights for the Robust Asset Allocation Index are posted here. (Note: free registration required) Request a free account here if you [...]
Is value dead? Has the story changed? No.
Is (systematic) Value Investing Dead? Ronen Israel, Kristoffer Laursen and Scott RichardsonWorking Paper, published at aqr.comA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read [...]
Smart(er) Investing – The Easy Way
Most of the time we make you "earn your education" by reading our posts to build up your knowledge of the latest and greatest academic [...]
Free Tool Announcement: Visualizing Unemployment Claims
Our friend Jonathan Regenstein, over at http://www.reproduciblefinance.com/, convinced me that using R would be a great way to build web applications that would help us [...]
Tactically Adjusting Everything in a Financial Crisis? Bad Idea.
Flight to Quality and Asset Allocation in a Financial Crisis Terri Marsh and Paul PfleidererFinancial Analyst Journal, 2013A version of this paper can be found here [...]
Foreign Dividend Withholding Tax Refunds: A Practical Walkthrough
The world of withholding tax recovery on foreign dividends and interest is woven with intricacies, challenges, and a general lack of transparency. This is mainly [...]
Prospect Theory Helps Explain Return Anomalies
The field of behavioral finance provides us with fascinating insights into individual investor behavior, including how individuals view risk, as well as the impact of [...]
Compound Your Knowledge Ep 29: What’s the Story Behind EBIT/TEV?
This week we discuss Ryan's article examining the Enterprise Multiple, EBIT/TEV, or Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) divided by the firm's Total Enterprise Value [...]
Trend Following the S&P 500? Some Practical Advice
BREAKING INTO THE BLACKBOX: Trend Following, Stop Losses, and the Frequency of Trading: the case of the S&P500 Andrew Clare, James Seaton, Peter N. Smith, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Machine Learning and Investing: Forecasting Fundamentals w/ Ensembles
Quantitative factor portfolios generally use historical company fundamental data in portfolio construction. The key assumption behind this approach is that past fundamentals proxy for elements [...]
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 [...]