Factor Investing in Sovereign Bond Markets: 221 years of evidence!
Factor Investing in Sovereign Bond Markets: Deep Sample Evidence Baltussen, Martens and Penningaworking paper, 2021A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our [...]
The Misery Index and Future Equity Returns
Prospect theory was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979. The theory starts with the concept of loss aversion—the observation that people react [...]
Maximize ESG exposure or screen out sin stocks?
Optimal Strategies for ESG Portfolios Fabio Alessandrini and Eric JondeauJournal of Portfolio ManagementA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries of [...]
Leading EMH Economist John Cochrane Suggests that Advisor Fees Might be Justified
Sorry for the clickbait, but Hoover Institute fellow and “Grumpy Economist" John Cochrane's answers to the seemingly benign question, "How should long-term investors form portfolios," [...]
The Different Types of ESG Investors
ESG as Waving Banners and as Pulling Plows Meir StatmanJournal of Portfolio Management, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]
Low Volatility Factor Investing: How Investment Horizon Affects Results
Two of the more interesting puzzles in finance are the high beta anomaly (high beta stocks have lower returns) and the IVOL anomaly (stocks with [...]
Can investors beat active mutual funds with Cheap ETFs? Yup!
In this article we discuss the research concerning the question of whether or not investors can beat active mutual funds with cheap ETFs. Are Passive [...]
Private Equity: Is There Anything Special There?
As the following table demonstrates, since its inception in the 1970s, the private equity industry has grown significantly. According to Preqin data, there are now [...]
Factors Timing is a Difficult Practice
Factor Exposure Variation and Mutual Fund Performance Ammann, Fischer and WeigertFinancial Analyst Journal, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]
The Performance of Volatility-Managed Portfolios
As far back as 1976, with the publication of Fischer Black’s “Studies of Stock Price Volatility Changes” financial economists have known that volatility and returns [...]
How to NOT Sound like a Washing Machine Salesman on LinkedIn
I’m constantly hearing from financial advisors who are getting nowhere on LinkedIn, despite having invested considerable time and money. In this post, I'll provide some [...]
Can Hedge Funds Successfully Time Factors?
Timing is money: The factor timing ability of hedge fund managers Albert Jakob Osinga, Marc B.J. Schauten, Remco C.J. ZwinkelsJournal of Empirical FinanceA version of [...]
Combining Value and Profitability Factors: the International Evidence
My October 29, 2020, article for Alpha Architect examined the research on the profitability factor. I then reviewed the findings of the June 2020 study [...]
Selling a Business? Here are 8 Ways to Minimize Your Taxes:
When an owner sells their business, the IRS and state taxing authorities will be there to take as much of it as they lawfully can. [...]
Still Using Book to Market for a Value Metric? Read This.
Going by the Book: Valuation Ratios and Stock Returns Choi, So and WangWorking Paper, 2021A version of this paper can be found here.Want to read our [...]
This Time is Different? Consider Quantifying Subjective Priors
This time is different. --John Templeton "This time is different," is a sentiment that leads many investors to stray from using data analysis in their [...]
Get Green or Die Trying?
Get Green or Die Trying? Carbon Risk Integration into Portfolio Management Maximilian Görgen, Andrea Jacob, and Martin NerlingerJournal of Portfolio ManagementA version of this paper [...]
The Explanatory Power of Factor Momentum
Momentum is the tendency for assets that have performed well (poorly) in the recent past to continue to perform well (poorly) in the future, at [...]
Using Satellite Images to Study Local Information Advantage
The Firm Next Door: Using Satellite Images to Study Local Information Advantage Kang, Stice-Lawrence, Wong Journal of Accounting Research, 2021A version of this paper can [...]
Predictability of the Value Premium Across Asset Classes
The value spread is the difference between the value signal in the long versus the short portfolio. This isn’t the first time we have hit [...]