The world of quantitative finance is never boring. At least not from the research perspective. Today I want to explore some new research from one of the top quant shops on the small company effect and see how an investor can apply it simply to an existing quant approach. Specifically, Read more…
I’ve finally managed to update most of the diversified portfolios I track with the 2014 performance data. In my last post I updated the specific equity only quant strategies I track. OK, so let’s get right to it. For more details on the actual portfolios you can reference this post Read more…
It is that time of year to start updating performance figures for the various portfolios I track here on the blog. In this post I’ll quickly present the performance of the quant portfolios I’ve presented in the past. The quant portfolios I’ve presented on the blog are (with links to Read more…
One of the more overlooked areas of quantitative investing is how to integrate quant strategies into a diversified portfolio. Let’s look at a few of the issues involved and some possible solutions. I’ve discussed the big allocation decision already, i.e. how much to put into quant strategies vs bonds already. I Read more…
Early in 2013 I presented a quantitative strategy based on dividend paying stocks from OShaughnessy’s What Works On Wall Street. The Enhanced Dividend Yield strategy. The strategy provides market beating returns, higher sharpe ratios, and a healthy dividend stream. One of the best things about this strategy is it’s high Read more…
Maybe the best thing about quant or automatic investing is the peace of mind it provides during times of market turmoil. While I would by no means characterize the recent market action as ‘turmoil’, many investors seem to think it is. It always amazes me how short term the investor Read more…
Value investing holds the promise of great returns over the long run and appeals to many investor’s innate sense of value derived from their personal experiences. But value investing has a couple of key downsides that make it very hard for many investors to stick with the approach long enough Read more…
Today I finally get around to doing something I mentioned way back in my first post on quantitative investing. Quant portfolios can help an investor handily beat the market over time and often with even lower risk. If that is the case then how could they impact safe withdrawal rates Read more…
This is a simple house keeping post on a quant portfolio from last year. In the comments section of my post last year on the Trending Value portfolio I linked to a Trending Value portfolio I created as of Aug 9 2013 to help some readers compare holdings in their Read more…
“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” Socrates When I read the Socrates quote above I can’t imagine what he would have said about today’s world. We live in a highly complex non-linear world with Read more…
It’s kind of hard to believe but almost a year ago I introduced the trending value quant portfolio. Since I’m coming up on a rebalancing and I’ll start work on the new portfolio this weekend I wanted to take a look back and see how last year’s portfolio performed. Also, Read more…