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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make

The Big Picture

In How Not to Invest , I showcase extreme examples of unforced errors to illustrate these behavioral mistakes. Chris Bloomstran, chief investment officer of Semper Augustus Investments Group, has tracked this. Decades as an investor and trader on Wall Street have taught me that panics come and go.

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Markets Becoming More Efficient: The Disappearing Index Effect

Alpha Architect

Their findings also provide support for Andrew Lo’s The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (2004). Once anomalies are well recognized by the market they decline and may even disappear, though limits to arbitrage can allow them to persist. Markets Becoming More Efficient: The Disappearing Index Effect was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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MiB: Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

The Big Picture

Prior to joining Mercedes, Toto spent time in the investment world, founding his own company Marchfifteen in 1998 and Marchsixteen in 2004. In 2009 Toto combined his passion for racing and business by investing in the Williams F1 Team.

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A Guide To Conducting And Documenting An Annual Compliance Review Under New SEC Amendment

Nerd's Eye View

Rather, when the Compliance Rule originally went into effect in 2004, the adopting release described only 3 elements that should be considered in an annual review: 1) compliance matters in the previous year (e.g., when compliance policies and procedures did or did not function as intended), 2) changes in business activities (e.g.,

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ICE (Black Knight) Mortgage Monitor: "Positive Signs in Housing, Mortgage Markets"

Calculated Risk

. • In the absence of any meaningful private-labeled securities market, the rise in FHA delinquencies is worth watching, as FHA and VA loans can be early indicators of broader mortgage performance trends • While low credit score lending hit a record low, by count, in 2023, 90% below the years leading up to the great financial crisis, FHA and VA products (..)

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The Contrarian’s Guide: Inside David Dreman’s Value Investment Strategy

Validea

As one of the pioneers of contrarian investing, he built an impressive track record by systematically targeting stocks that were out of favor with the market. The Psychology Behind Contrarian Investing At the core of Dreman’s philosophy is his deep understanding of investor psychology. one year later and 37.5% within two years.

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The Magic of Simplicity: Joel Greenblatt’s Two-Factor Investment Strategy

Validea

In Greenblatt’s back-testing from 1988 through 2004, the Magic Formula generated average annual returns of 30.8% ” Conclusion Greenblatt’s Magic Formula offers a compelling reminder that successful investing doesn’t necessarily require complex algorithms or countless variables.