Thomas howard on behavorial investing

http://www.cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/10.2469/cfm.v25.n5.10

TLDR: EVEN IF I (AS AN INVESTOR)
DECIDE TO GET OUT OF THE CULT
OF EMOTION, I’VE THEN GOT TO
GO UP AGAINST ALMOST ALL
OF THE INDUSTRY PRACTICES
TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE
INDUSTRY HAS BEEN BUILT
AROUND ENFORCING THAT CULT.

Value Investing: Digging Manager Graveyards Since 1900.

http://www.alphaarchitect.com/blog/2014/12/12/value-investing-digging-manager-graveyards-since-1900/#.VJGmytJdWEw

TLDR : Taking on tracking error is a great way to get fired as an asset manager.

In a nutshell, the benefit of taking on the pain of tracking error is higher expected performance.

jeudi 11 décembre 2014