Asset Allocation is Like Bullets

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You see a lot of articles that like to compare investing to X (Poker, Moneyball, relationships, death, etc).  While they are a bit tiresome,  I...

Trends in LA (CFA pres)

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I'll very likely be in attendance...   Trend Following: An Overview of Methodology and Return Characteristics Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 Speakers: Alex Greyserman, PhDChief Investment Officer – ISAM Systematic and Jack...

2013 First Half Review

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How are most asset classes performing so far in 2013?  The best performers list is dominated by US stock categories, and the other end...

Stockpicking Contest with $65k in Prizes

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SumZero and Value Investing Congress are partnering up for their annual stockpicking contest... We've had a few five figure winners from blog readers in past...

What Happens When You Buy Assets Down 80%?

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We've done a lot of articles on value and drawdowns on the blog before (search the archives).  I was curious what happens when you...

Lessons Learned on Publishing an eBook (Also, Book Now Free for Amazon Prime Members)

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After a month or so of having self published our first book, a few takeaways.   1 - The most important is that, while expected,...

The Risks in Risk Parity

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There's been lots of noise about Ray Dalio's All Weather fund's losses this year, but this really should come as no surprise to investors...

Research Updates (CAPE)

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We will be doing our quarterly CAPE updates on The Idea Farm next week at quarter end.     Some other great research we've highlighted on...

Dads Love Dividends

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Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there...I'm fishing with mine in Alaska!  Pic below of us in Denali before heading out on...

QTAA Update: Conclustions and FAQs

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Below we have updated our 2006 white paper.  While you can download the full 70+ page paper here, I've also chopped it up into a...