The Problem with Buybacks

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Valuewalk has a nice mention of a new recent report from Goldman on buybacks (US Thematic Views, Oct 7th will update with attachment if they...

Webinar Tomorrow

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Tune in and ask some questions!    THURSDAY, October 24, 2013 10:00 AM EST, 3:00PM BST Accepted for 1 hour CFA® credit. 

The Stock Market Time Machine

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You often see claims in ads about unbelievable returns in the markets.  Even though markets have only returned about 5-10% per annum historically, you...

Asness on CAPE

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Fun interview with Consuelo:     [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB_xqnNYAAM]

What’s in Store for Year End?

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One of the benefits of having written 1,400 articles on a blog is you can go back and revisit them.  (and often cringe!) Below is...

Pre and Post Tax Profit Margins

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Yardeni does a great chartbook.  Below are two charts from his Sep publication...

ETF Contest

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I enjoyed hearing one of the top three ETF issuers mention all the ETFs that needed to be launched have been launched.  So, with...

The Dividend Challenge

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I was giving a talk the other week in Chicago and one audience member asked me what was my biggest concern in the markets....

The Perfect Asset Class

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I wanted to illustrate a point I was trying to make to a friend about asset allocation.  Most people approach it with the "more...

20% YTD, is that Normal?

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I used the word "normal" above on purpose, as there is really nothing normal about stock returns.  They tend to be more extreme than...