Asset Allocation is Like Bullets
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)
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
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
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%?
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)
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
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)
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
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
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...