Weekend Reads
I have come to post most of my links and what I'm reading over on Twitter these days, so if you're interested you can...
Ackman vs. Loeb vs. Soros vs. Icahn
It seems like the financial news consists largely of news items on what these four managers are up to. Who is buying Herbalife, what...
Undervalued Fantasy Players
I've chatted with the Sports Insights crew for a while on constructing quant ideas in the sports analytics world. They consistently do a good...
Country Multiples…Gabon a Buy?
Great post from NYU prof Damodaran on country multiples. (HT: Marcus)
While we only did 40 or so countries, he takes it all the way to...
Investing With Third Point
Third Point has been one of the best hedge funds in the world for the past decade or so. The fund has returned about...
The 7/12 Allocation
People seemed to really like our last post on asset allocation strategies. Below is a sample allocation from an oft requested model, the 7/Twelve portfolio.
Travel: NC
I will be chatting up the CFA societies in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh next week. Stop by and say hello if you're in town!
http://www.cfasociety.org/northcarolina/Pages/default.aspx
Charlotte
August...
Asset Allocation Strategies
I have been contemplating writing a book or white paper on asset allocation strategies. But like many pieces I have started to write this...
Superhero Inflation
A few fun infographics from Mashable/Samsung. Kudos to the artist Bob for getting most of the inflation numbers broadly correct. (The exception is Batman,...
Just Go Halfsies
Many people are attracted to investing (rather, trading) largely due to the excitement. Also, a lot of people like to have a position one...