The Best Investment Writing Volume 3: Wes Gray – Academic Factor Portfolios are Extremely Painful. Unless you are an Alien.

The Best Investment Writing Volume 3: Wes Gray – Academic Factor Portfolios are Extremely Painful. Unless you are an Alien.

 

Author: Wes Gray. Wes is the CEO/CIO of Alpha Architect. He has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Wes earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. He then worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Wes’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm that delivers affordable active exposures for tax-sensitive investors.

Run-Time: 15:01

What is this Episode? Last year when we published The Best Investment Writing Volume 2, we offered authors the opportunity to record an audio version of their chapter to be released as a segment of the podcast, and listeners loved it.

This year, we’re bringing you the entire volume of The Best Investment Writing Volume 3 in podcast format.

You’ll hear from some of the most respected money managers and investment researchers all over the world.

Enough from me, let’s let Wes take over this special episode.

To Read the Original Piece:

Visit Alpha Architect’s website, and Wes’s piece, Academic Factor Portfolios are Extremely Painful. Unless you are an Alien. by clicking here

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