Time to Get Long Almond Futures?

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I used to get so infuriated when one of my friends would forward me an email that said something along the lines of, "If...

The Wolf of Wall Street

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No wonder people have a dim view of the investment management business. This book is set to be published in a month -...

Cat Bonds & New Blogs

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I had a post awhile back that focused on a new CEF that invests in cat bonds (HNW). On the same topic, Michael...

AlphaLetters Paper Reviews – #8 & #9

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From AlphaLetters, two more great quant working paper reviews:Article 8.Category: Calendar anomalies, weather anomalies, macro economic news announcementsTitle: The Arrival of Information and Stock...

Sound Advice From a Nobel

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Here are two behavioral downloads:Applying Behavioral Finance to Value Investing - Whitney TilsonBehavioural Finance - Martin SewellDaniel Kahneman, from an interview with Money Magazine:Q....

Freak!

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So the next time I write an academic paper, it will have a short title, few footnotes or equations, no appendix, and be reeaallly...

A Long Only Short Seller That Probably Wishes He Was Still Shorting

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I love to look through 13F filings of hedge funds that place all of their holdings in a few stocks. That is true...

EndoWOWment

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"Knowledge is good" - Emil Faber, founder of Faber CollegeWhile I have no idea how my namesake college endowment is performing these days, Harvard...

AlphaLetters Paper Reviews – #6 and #7

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From AlphaLetters, two reviews of quant working papers:Article 6.Category: Strategy, mutual fund holdingsTitle: The Investment Value of Mutual Fund Portfolio DisclosureAuthor: Russ Wermers, Tong...

Political Uncertainty Portfolio Follow Up

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I was in SF a few years ago when they filmed this video, and it is the first thing I thought about when considering...