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Discovering The Genius Du Jour
by James Picerno, Capital Spectator Selection bias is everywhere in financial journalism, and for obvious reasons (obvious if…
March 27, 2014
David Nadel: Royce Rediscovers India
When you think small cap investing India is probably not the first country that comes to mind. But…
March 25, 2014
Buffett the Market Timer? Part 1: The Partnership Years
by The Brooklyn Investor OK, so I know this thing about not timing the market leads to a…
March 24, 2014
Sources of Performance Decay (GestaltU)
by Adam Butler, GestaltU Above all, the greatest fear in empirical finance is that the out of sample…
March 12, 2014
Toward a Simpler Palate (GestaltU)
by Adam Butler, GestaltU My palate is simpler than it used to be. A young chef adds and…
March 12, 2014
Jeffrey Gundlach: Investment Outlook (March 2014)
What Hath QE Wrought? Jeffrey Gundlach Answers by Sam Ro, Business Insider DoubleLine Funds' Jeff Gundlach doesn't expect…
March 12, 2014
Not All Emerging Markets Are Created Equal
by JC Parets, All Star Charts As bad as the Emerging Market space has been, not all of…
March 6, 2014
David Merkel: On Intrinsic Value
by David Merkel, Aleph Blog In his annual report, though not his more well-known letter, Buffett talked about…
March 5, 2014
Can Investors Make Meaningful Decisions Using Track Records? (GestaltU)
NFL Parity, Sample Size and Manager Selection by Adam Butler, GestaltU We’ve been discussing issues around statistical significance…
February 25, 2014
Five Tips on the Often Fruitless Pursuit of Alpha
by Salil Mehta, Statistical Ideas Humans have been repeating this inefficient ritual for over 700 years, with the…
February 24, 2014
NFL Parity, Sample Size and Manager Selection | GestaltUGestaltU
[ad_1] We’ve been discussing issues around statistical significance – – most notably, what makes a tested model’s results…
February 24, 2014
Faber’s Ivy Portfolio: As Simple as Possible, But No Simpler (GestaltU)
by Adam Butler, GestaltU We’ve been discussing sources of performance decay, degrees of freedom, and the implied statistical…
February 20, 2014
Technical Take: TSX Holding Above 13,450 Range Would be Very Bullish
by Ryan Lewenza, North American Equity Strategist, TD Wealth Highlights Despite the recent weakness in the Canadian equity…
February 6, 2014
Why Rebalancing Matters
Looking for Investment Success in Gray Areas by The Capital Spectator Carl Richards takes a poke at tactical…
January 30, 2014
Rick Ferri: Why Correlation Doesn't Matter Much
by Rick Ferri Correlation analysis in portfolio management design is overrated. There isn’t much benefit derived from relying…
January 27, 2014