Factor Based Stock Screening for Up and Down Markets
Charles Kirkpatrick has been publishing his market newsletter for decades. His simple factor based stock-screener has been beating the pants off the market...
Books in the Mail
The Intelligent Portfolio: Practical Wisdom on Personal Investing from Financial Engines by Bill SharpeHedge Funds: An Analytic Perspective and The Heretics of Finance:...
Alternatives Review
Occasionally I take a look at the US listed alternative funds. Below is their performance year to date. With equities down around...
Rebounding
Do markets rebound after really bad months?Back in January I examined some of the worst months on record for 5 main asset classes in...
Memorial Day Weekend
I bet Warren Buffett is cracking one open this weekend. BUD at all-time highs. (From Stockcharts)Also got a new book on the way:...
When Buyouts Boom
Nice day for hedge fund favorite QCOM, up 4%.----Brevan Howard announces €1bn LSE float for a fixed income/global macro fund.Once again, not in the...
13F Hedge Fund Best Ideas and Consensus Approach
Looks like another great quarter for the hedge fund tracking strategies. My previous observation that the funds exhibit similar downside volatility and much...
Want to blow something up?
My all time favorite YouTube to take you into the weekend (Spike Jones: Lakai- Fully Flared Intro) - I'll be enjoying myself in the...
