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  • October 2020
    • Oct 14, 2020 Current State of Affairs for Value, Profits, and Debt Oct 14, 2020
  • February 2019
    • Feb 19, 2019 Why Do Markets Go Up? Feb 19, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 29, 2019 Where is the Value? Jan 29, 2019
  • July 2018
    • Jul 24, 2018 Conviction, evidence, and accepting ignorance Jul 24, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 14, 2018 False Promises: Going Passive is Not Momentum Investing Jun 14, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 22, 2018 Dimensions of Return May 22, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 4, 2018 When Breaking up is Easy To Do Apr 4, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 24, 2018 Panic! At the Disco Mar 24, 2018
    • Mar 22, 2018 What’s Cheap? A Factor Perspective Mar 22, 2018
    • Mar 3, 2018 Starting from Scratch Mar 3, 2018
  • November 2017
    • Nov 14, 2017 Investing Outside the U.S. - Purgatory for Pessimists Nov 14, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 11, 2017 A Returns-based Approach: Incorporating Microcap in Equity Allocations Oct 11, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 29, 2017 Micro Caps, Factor Spreads, Structural Biases, and the Institutional Imperative Jul 29, 2017
    • Jul 22, 2017 The curious world of micro caps—leveling the playing field Jul 22, 2017
    • Jul 15, 2017 The curious world of micro caps—evolving and devolving businesses Jul 15, 2017
    • Jul 9, 2017 The curious world of micro caps—faulty benchmarks Jul 9, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 16, 2017 The True Cost of Indexing Feb 16, 2017
  • November 2016
    • Nov 10, 2016 Five points of caution for dividend investors Nov 10, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 13, 2016 The illusion of choice in ETF's Oct 13, 2016
    • Oct 5, 2016 Fundamental relationships have changed in the wake of QE Oct 5, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 7, 2016 Corporate Uses of Cash Sep 7, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 2, 2016 A Factor Investor’s Perspective of the Economic Cycle Jun 2, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 14, 2016 52 Pick-Up and factor investing May 14, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 22, 2016 Minimum volatility: what's in a name? Apr 22, 2016
    • Apr 12, 2016 Volatility is a value factor Apr 12, 2016
    • Apr 4, 2016 Snake Oil and Low Volatility Investing Apr 4, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 13, 2016 Out Over Your Skis: How to Identify a Growth Trap Mar 13, 2016
    • Mar 6, 2016 What is fueling this market? Mar 6, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 9, 2016 Crap total returns, but closer to normalcy Feb 9, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 19, 2016 Self-control and market corrections Jan 19, 2016
    • Jan 4, 2016 Shifting Monetary Policy Jan 4, 2016
  • September 2015
    • Sep 23, 2015 5 reasons growth is trouncing value this year Sep 23, 2015
    • Sep 18, 2015 3 reasons the macro environment makes U.S. small cap very interesting Sep 18, 2015
    • Sep 10, 2015 Cognitive Dissonance: Why the Fed will raise rates in the not too distant future Sep 10, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 25, 2015 Fear is a priceless asset to smart investors Aug 25, 2015
    • Aug 18, 2015 Currency Wars Aug 18, 2015
  • July 2015
    • Jul 24, 2015 Should investors fear rising rates? Jul 24, 2015
    • Jul 16, 2015 U.S. small cap: mediocrity lies at the intersection of maximums and minimums Jul 16, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 30, 2015 The tug of war in global markets is nearing an inflection point Jun 30, 2015
    • Jun 25, 2015 The surprising truth about when bear markets occur Jun 25, 2015
    • Jun 19, 2015 The exploitation of easy money Jun 19, 2015
    • Jun 15, 2015 The bubble nobody can resist Jun 15, 2015
    • Jun 5, 2015 A paradigm shift for profit margins Jun 5, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 26, 2015 Continued U.S. dollar strength is not a foregone conclusion May 26, 2015
    • May 19, 2015 Is OPEC Bipolar? May 19, 2015

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