Predictably Irrational

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Feeling conflicting emotions this morning? I never get tired of behavioral psychology and evolutionary bio books. Here is a new book out...

Congress In Session And The Big Get…Bigger?

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Invest when Congress is in session? Don't make me laugh. . .Congress in session (Link to original post here.)Here is a website that...

Mean Reversion – When To Buy Japan?

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http://www.ebaumsworld.com/mediaplayer.swfThink a market has corrected long enough? Jumping into the market too early can be hazardous to your health. . .I use both...

2007 Returns

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Market downturn taking a bite out of your portfolio? A simple diversified approach can help ease the pain.Over the past year I have...

Periodic Table of Investment Returns

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Blackrock has a new portal for financial professionals (not sure if it is open to the public). It reminds me of the Ibbotson...

What I’m Reading

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Listening to the noise and disinformation on Wall Street can be hazardous to your wealth. . .I always find the headlines on Yahoo Finance...

Dogs vs. Flying Five vs. Net Payout Yield

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Is the US Subprime Crisis Any Different? A historical comparison referenced in the Economist article Same As It Ever Was. (Thanks to reader DM...

Hedges and New Year’s Resolutions

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Performance of the hedge fund consensus and best ideas strategies were very strong in the first year out of sample - outperforming the equity...

AlphaNews January 10th

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JPMorgan, Renaissance trail Hedge Fund Gains in 2007.- Big quant shops (Renaissance Technologies Corp. and JPMorgan & Chase Co) trailed hedge fund rivals in...

2008

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(?Please ignore any spelling mistakes on this post - I am on a Spanish keyboard and it is taking a looong time to figure...