Tony Greer, the founder of TG Macro, is joined by Wes Gray, CEO of Alpha Architect, a research-intensive asset management firm with a focus on high-conviction value and momentum factor exposures. They break down the [...]
Doug Pugliese, the head of our 1042 QRP business, was recently invited on the Meb Faber Podcast to discuss the ESOP landscape and the costs and benefits of 1042 QRP transactions. (article on the topic [...]
I was recently invited on the Excess Returns podcast with Justin Carbonneau and Jack Forehand. We discussed Momentum and Trend-following. Commentary/Links: In the conversation, I mentioned a post titled "Factor Investing and Trading [...]
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! Below are some of the topics we discussed: Struggles in [...]
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 research concepts. That said, we understand there are different ways [...]
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 (TEV). Article Links: What's the Story Behind EBIT/TEV [...]
In the short video below, I show how to compute Active Share. The accompanying excel file with the formulas can be found here. I start by computing the active share for two hypothetical funds, and [...]
In mid-February, prior to the market craziness, Jon Seed posted an article on our site titled: “Price”, ETFs, and Bond Market Liquidity. This was a prescient article, as it highlighted some of the issues with [...]
In this video, we examine two articles highlighted on our site. The first article, written by Larry Swedroe, examines the Value and Momentum performance over the past two years ( highlighting great research by the [...]
Last week, there were some pretty big dislocations between bond mutual funds and ETFs. I picked one specific example I found interesting, comparing the Vanguard high-yield muni bond mutual fund to two high-yield muni bond [...]
In this week's video, we discuss two articles examining (1) the performance gap between large and small firms and (2) the case against REITs. Article Links: The Gap Between Large and Small Companies [...]
In this week's video, we discuss two articles examining (1) why Enterprise Multiples explain stock returns and (2) Asset allocation (and factor allocation). Article Links: Why Do Enterprise Multiples Predict Expected Stock Returns?Asset [...]
In this week's post, we discuss two articles examining (1) the relative underperformance of Value compared to Growth and (2) the new ETF rule and commission-free trading. Article Links: The Massive Performance Divergence [...]
In this week's post, we discuss two articles examining the 2019 Factor Performance in (1) the U.S. stock market and (2) the International stock market. Article Links: Factor Investing Update: An Analysis of [...]
In today's episode, we had Wes join the show and decided to have Wes and myself answer questions from Ryan on two research summaries we each wrote this year. One summary was original content, and [...]
Recently I was invited to talk with Stig and Preston on The Investor's Podcast. I thank them for the opportunity and enjoyed the conversation! Below are some of the topics we discussed: What is factor [...]
Here is a link to our podcast on "Rational Reminder": Today we are joined by Wesley Gray who is the CEO of Alpha Architect, a firm in the US that specializes in concentrated factor strategies. [...]
Here is a link to the podcast on Jacek Lampert's System Trader Show. On the podcast, we discuss a few topics (among others): Market Anomalies Tactical Asset Allocation Momentum Systematic Approached to Investing Enjoy!
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 [...]
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 [...]
