Democratize Quant Conference Concept
Democratize Quant Conference Survey We are exploring a "Democratize Quant" conference concept. The mission of the event would be to educate investors on the benefits [...]
Weekly Post Recap for September 7th 2013
Here are the articles we've posted for the past week on TurnkeyAnalyst.com for the week ended Saturday, September 7th 2013. Article description and associated link: Upcoming [...]
Weekly Economic Calendar 9/9 to 9/13
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Why Interest Rates Matter for Hedge Fund Returns.
Was hanging with the smartest investor I know earlier this week. As part of any great investment discussion, interest rates quickly bubbled to the forefront [...]
Do Activist Investors Add Long-Term Value?
Yes. ROA increase relative to the industry; Q increases relative to the industry. (Note: Activists take on garbage firms and make them less repulsive). In [...]
Weekly Post Recap for August 31, 2013
Here are the articles we've posted for the past week on TurnkeyAnalyst.com for the week ended Saturday, August 31th, 2013. Article description and associated link: Upcoming Economic Events [...]
Weekly Economic Calendar for Sept 2-6
One of things we like to do is keep tabs on the upcoming economic events. Since we produce this analysis already, we figured we'd share [...]
Does Jeremy Siegel Trust the Shiller P/E?
In early August, Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel went on CNBC’s “Futures Now” and announced, "my target [for the DOW] is 16,000 to 17,000 for [...]
The Best Hedge Fund You’ve Never Heard of
The graphic below highlights the performance of the biggest names in the hedge fund business. Their historical survivor-bias-filled track record is amazing. Source: Alpha [...]
Clayton Cohn is a Con.
I can't believe a Marine would do this (or is accused of doing this). He claims to be a grunt and to be an honor [...]
Models vs. Experts #10: Lung Function tests
Comparison of reports on lung function tests made by chest physicians with those made by a simple computer program Geddes, D. M., Green, M., & [...]
Family Office Trends Event: Sept. 12th NYC
TKA readers: I'd love to link up and shake hands if you are in NYC at the beginning of September. I am speaking at the [...]
October 1987 crash in the coming months?
The chart looks scary... Green : 11/01/2012 to 7/29/2013 (despite the fact the chart says 8/29/2013--technical detail to get the chart to match up on [...]
Please admit me to Stock-Pickers Anonymous!!!
I'll admit it--I spent 10+ years trading penny stock special situations trying to squeeze a booger out of George Washington's nose on any quarter I [...]
Microsoft Blowout–Quant Value pain
Microsoft is the typical quantitative value type stock--low price, but evidence for a historic moat and great current financial strength. Today, MSFT face planted. But, [...]
Free Shareholder Yield Book!
Meb is selling his book for the ultra value price of $0--hit it! http://www.mebanefaber.com/2013/07/18/shareholder-yield-book-free-on-amazon/
S&P 500 and Emerging Markets–2013 and 1999
The MSCI Emerging Market Index is trailing the S&P 500 by 27.11% this year--wow! But in 1999, the MSCI Emerging Market Index was beating the [...]
Ben Bernanke as a GDP forecaster–UGLY!
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his testimony on July 18, 2007. "Overall, the U.S. economy appears likely to expand at a moderate pace over the [...]
Payrolls, Bonds, and Gold–can someone figure this out?
Payrolls rose by 195,000 workers in June; much higher than expected... ...10 yr bond yield soars up to 2.70%, nearly a two-year high. Inflation and/or [...]
Gold and the Dollar
An interesting relationship: Thoughts?