Learning Center

Warren Buffett’s Advice Is Widely Respected, Seldom Followed

Date04 Jul 2016

Comment0

If investors were asked, “Who do you think is the greatest investor of our generation?” I’d bet an overwhelming majority would answer, “Warren Buffett.” If they were then asked, “Do you think you should follow his advice?” you might think that they would say, “Yes!” The sad truth is that while Buffett is widely admired,...

A Culture That Encourages Misconduct?

Date04 Jul 2016

Comment0

When I started writing books about a decade ago, I took the position that no one should rely on a broker for financial advice. My reasoning was simple. I had never met a broker who recommended a globally diversified portfolio consisting solely of low-management-fee index funds, exchange-traded funds or passively managed funds. It was my...

Mispricing Underlies Profitability Premium

Date04 Jul 2016

Comment0

It has been well-documented that profitability is positively correlated with stock returns—firms with higher profits earn higher returns. The question that we will ask today about the profitability premium relates to its source: Is it based on risk? Or, is it an anomaly that results from persistent pricing errors? F.Y. Eric Lam, Shujing Wang and...

How Our Fears About Money Could Swing the 2016 Election

Date04 Jul 2016

Comment0

I’m getting more questions about what this election will mean for people’s personal financial situations than I’ve received in any previous election that I can remember. Financial advisers almost twice my age tell me the same thing. While I’m sure there are many reasons for these questions, I submit that the primary one is this:...

The Dual Roles of Money

Date27 Jun 2016

Comment0

Money is an interesting actor that plays two roles in our lives. In the first, money equals money. It fits in a spreadsheet. It’s something to be calculated. In the other, money equals stories. It’s what we tell ourselves about our relationship with money. Let me share a story I’ve told myself. For six years,...

Politics Can Sway Investing

Date27 Jun 2016

Comment0

It seems that in the upcoming presidential election, American voters will be faced with choosing between two candidates with the highest unfavorable ratings in history. It’s either that (at least if the parties’ national conventions go as expected), or a choice not to vote. The unfavorable ratings of both candidates are creating a great amount...

A New Four-Factor Investing Model

Date27 Jun 2016

Comment0

For about three decades, the working asset pricing model was the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), with beta—specifically market beta—being its sole factor. Then, in 1993, the Fama-French three-factor model—which added size and value—replaced the CAPM as the workhorse model. By eliminating two major anomalies (the outperformance of small stocks and of value stocks), it...

All Fiduciaries Aren’t Created Equal

Date27 Jun 2016

Comment0

Robo-advisors have had a significant — and generally positive — impact on the financial services industry. The term typically refers to services that use models and algorithms to invest client portfolios, often in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A benefit much touted by some of these services is that there’s no interaction with a human advisor. The...

Learning Center

Categories