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Summary They may be far fewer in number than they used to be but traditional value investors are still out there, harnessing the power of “the force” in markets. Investors still interested in “thinking” their way to wealth (rather than giving in to the ...

Summary Based on our proprietary research in value investing, we find that deeper-valued stocks tend to outperform when the valuation spread, meaning the difference between cheap and expensive stocks, peaks from a very wide level. Valuation spreads narrowing and then starting to w...

Summary Short-sightedness has become an epidemic in investing. Meme stocks have convinced retail investors that getting rich overnight is a viable plan. With all the ways to invest these days, it seems like value investors are few and far between. Those who know how to properl...

Summary While still a source of outperformance this year, the global rotation into Value struggled for traction in Q3, thwarted by a summer rally in long-time laggard Quality. The recent back-and-forth between Value and Quality reflects their compositional differences and the diff...

Summary We sit down to discuss why indexing changed everything, why value is back and the fact that not all inflation is created equal. Will value stocks win for the patient investor over the coming three to five years? I'd give that very, very high odds. Central banks believe...

Summary U.S. recession risks are rising and stagflation may be poised for a comeback. A strong job market has kept us from entering such an environment, but recession risks are rising as the Federal Reserve has vowed to maintain a restrictive monetary policy to rein in inflation -...

Summary Skewness in asset returns is a perplexing phenomenon and evokes different behavior from investors. Our theory is that skewness tends to move based on investor preferences. Investors in growth stocks may be pursuing lottery-like payouts, especially when such stocks are ...

Summary YTD, the S&P 500 is now down 24% while bonds have their own double-digit losses. Like stock valuations, currency valuations aren’t great timing tools but over a 3-year period after becoming undervalued, the outperformance is strong. Consumer defensive stocks...

Summary As the Fed walks the line between curbing inflation and averting recession, anxious investors are seeking to balance the two risks. The question now is how fast can inflation fall and where does it come to rest? We don’t see a quick retrenchment or a return to the o...

Summary With inflation at the highest level in decades and volatility continuing to surge, equity investors are questioning their next moves. At the beginning of the year, financial conditions were very loose by any means historically, and we've very rapidly moved from loose finan...