Factor Based Models
I like to use Portfolio123 for my quant based stock models. It is cheap compared to the likes of Factset, and easy to...
AlphaLetters Weekly Paper Review #2 & #3
Below are two reviews from the guys at AlphaLetters:Article 1.Category: Mutual fund managers and corporate board member, education connectionTitle: The Small World of Investing:...
New Moon Today
O Mister MoonO Mister Moon, moon, bright and shiny moon,Won't you please shine down on me?O Mister Moon, moon, bright and shiny moon,Won't you...
The Sushi Economy
On the plane back from Central America the other day I read a good article in Vanity Fair called "If You Knew Sushi". ...
Want to Invest in the Weather?
Alternative asset classes fascinate me. James Altucher does a good job covering the space, and even has a book on the subject (but...
Renaissance to Launch New $25B Managed Futures Fund
When the best hedge fund on the planet decides to launch a new fund, it bears watching. Even more interesting is the area...
The Market Portfolio
The market portfolio is a portfolio consisting of a weighted sum of every asset in the market, with weights in the proportions that they...
Invest Like John Griffin – Blue Ridge Capital
If you had to name the top 5 best hedge fund managers ever, Julian Robertson would certainly be on the list. (He's also...
Gene Therapy Comes of Age?
I started out my undergraduate at the University of Virginia in Aerospace Engineering. After a year or so in that track (and a...
AlphaLetters Weekly Paper Review
I am excited to announce a new feature to World Beta readers - a weekly review of some of the top academic working papers...
