Trendfollowing on Stocks
Apparently it works, and it works best on the most volatile stocks (whod a thunk it?)
The new paper : "A New Anomaly: The Cross...
Too Big to Succeed – Stocks to Avoid (MON, JNJ, PG, MCD, XOM, JPM, GE, MSFT, EXC)
Arnott's monthly letter is a must read. In the last issue, titled "Too Big To Succeed" he examines how the largest market cap company...
Blog Updates
There will be some cool new features and developments coming down the pipe soon for the blog and "other". Stay tuned!
Since a large number...
Thinking About Risk
There are lots of ways to (try and) reduce risk in a portfolio. Adding (truly) non-correlated asset classes, using risk management and tactical trading...
Trendfollowing on Currencies
I have been waiting for a mutual fund or ETF/N to come out on some other currency indexes other than carry, and value and...
New Short Sale Disclosures and More Investing Websites
I haven't seen much ink on the new Dodd Bill and potential short sale disclosure requirements, so it came to my surprise when I...
Tracking the #1 Mutual Fund Over the Past Decade
Nice article out of Arends in the WSJ on Bruce Berkowitz's Fairholme fund:
How is Bruce Berkowitz making your mutual fund managers look bad? Easy....
How Will You Measure Your Life?
The first couple links are via Altucher:
How Will You Measure Your Life?
Although this has been on Hedge Fund Letters for awhile, I have never...
Weekend Reading
Trying to get up to speed on this volatility trendfollowing paired with stop-loss provisions (S&P Index with product coming out from Direxion).
Coverage from VIX...
Li Lu to Fill CIO Spot at Berkshire?
Lots of chatter about Li Lu filling in when Buffett steps down. Anyone have any Himalaya Capital or LL Investment Partners letters?
From Bloomberg article:
"Li’s...
