by Daniel Shvartsman
Quantitative-driven strategies evoke algorithmic trading, artificial intelligence-aided research, and rigid systems. They can seem opaque and programmatic, removing intuition and value-added research from the investing equation, for better or worse.
I spoke with Ruerd Heeg, author of Global Deep Value Stocks, about the market today and about his investing approach, and what I liked about our conversation was how he described his process. It's less opaque or machine-driven than I suggested quant strategies can be above. He starts with quantitative screening of course, looking for net-nets or attractive nano caps