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Factor Returns and the Information in Valuation Spreads

Alpha Architect

Given that valuations provide information on equity returns, it should not be surprising to learn that valuation spreads provide information on future factor premiums. <strong>Factor Please read the Alpha Architect disclosures at your convenience.

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#FA Success Ep 333: Scaling A Small-Business-Owner Boutique To A $31M Retainer-Based Valuation, With Jim Dew

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Jim, though, is how he has scaled his retainer-based boutique firm to more than $7 million in revenue, a $31 million enterprise valuation, and is growing organically at a 40% growth rate, by providing a high-touch comprehensive advice offering for his business owner niche clientele.

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

The Big Picture

It is about the art of using imperfect information to make probabilistic assessments about an inherently unknowable future. We view valuation as a snapshot in time instead of recognizing how it evolves over a cycle, driven primarily by changes in investor psychology.

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Are Short Covering Trades Informative?

Alpha Architect

If short sellers were inhibited from expressing their views on valuations, securities prices could become overvalued and excess capital would be allocated to those firms. <strong>Are <strong>Are Short Covering Trades Informative?</strong> </strong> was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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Research links: persistent investment factors

Abnormal Returns

on.ft.com) Corporate finance Stock-based compensation makes a big difference for company valuations. canvas.osam.com) Family firms do a better job of keeping information secret. (advisorperspectives.com) A history of quant investing and the state of the factor zoo. papers.ssrn.com) Research What would it take to see a repeat of U.S.

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Wednesday links: a new revenue model

Abnormal Returns

on.ft.com) Private credit valuations are all over the board. bloomberg.com) Startups Stripe employees just sold shares at a $65 billion valuation. abnormalreturns.com) Research links: information and noise. (disciplinefunds.com) What happens if you invest at a stock market top? slate.com) How did Vice Media go bust?

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Thursday links: embracing imperfection

Abnormal Returns

techcrunch.com) SpaceX SpaceX is reportedly planning a tender offer for employee shares at a $175 billion valuation. stratechery.com) The Information stands out as a digital media success, ten years in. (nytimes.com) Is Austin, TX losing its luster as a startup hub? yahoo.com) Why SpaceX continues to win new launch business.