Research Insights

Chatting Quant Value @ Wharton Today–Business Radio

http://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/behind-the-markets-with-jeremy-siegel/ I'll be chatting with the "Jeremys" on Sirius Radio on Business Radio Channel 111. @ 1pm EST Hosts Jeremy Siegel Professor Jeremy Siegel is [...]

ETF Market Making–Very Cool Insider Insights

Have you ever wondered how ETF trading actually works? Most people think ETFs trade "just like stocks." These people are wrong. While there are similarities between individual [...]

Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns

Being Surprised by the Unsurprising: Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns Chang, Hartzmark, Solomon and Soltes A version of the paper can be found here. Want a [...]

Mission Impossible: Beating the Market Forever

A quick glance at the most recent Berkshire Hathaway annual report (PDF) highlights an amazing data point: Warren Buffett has compounded at 19.7% a year from 1965 through 2013; the S&P 500 Total Return Index has compounded at 9.8% a year from 1965 through 2013. The immediate reaction to these figures is predictable: “Warren Buffett is an investing god, so we should buy Berkshire Hathaway and throw away the keys.” The gut reaction is that Buffett can continue to beat the market forever. Unfortunately, as this post highlights, this is an impossible feat.

Does Doubling Down Work?

Doubling Down Jonathan Rhinesmith A version of the paper can be found here. Want a summary of academic papers with alpha? Check out our Academic Research Recap [...]

Thanks to Our Vets

I have the privilege to work with 2 partners who served in the Marine Corps from 2004-2008: Captain Wes Gray and Captain Pat Cleary. Both [...]

Does Benchmarking Affect Asset Prices?

The FT has a great piece called the "Risk-Return relationship has been upended." The premise is that benchmarking distorts markets. The article inspired me to [...]

Stock Anomaly Smorgasbord–Wow!

Digesting Anomalies: An Investment Approach Hou, Xue, and Zhang A version of the paper can be found here Want a summary of academic papers with [...]

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