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Long-Only Value Investing: Does Size Matter? by Jack Vogel: alphaarchitect.com/wp-content/uplo…ueInvesting.pdf

Should You Combine Value and Momentum? with Ryan Kirlin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrYP1AaSF0

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Round Up. Every month the Alpha Architect crew gets together and talks financial trends and news with an evidence-based outlook. This month we talk about tracking error pain, personal finance topics such as home ownership and home ownership, as well as investing opportunities in crypto, dividend, covered calls ETFs and AI. Lastly, we answer questions about trend following, tail hedging and the size premium.

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Tracking Error Pain
12:42 - Crypto
16:33 - Home Ownership in Today's Market
19:18 - Work From Home
23:45 - Budgeting
28:47 - Dividend Investing
32:28 - Covered Calls
34:16 - AI
42:14 - Is Trend Following a Risk Premium?
45:10 - Is Tail Hedging Rational?
47:48 - Does Size Matter?
50:55 - Outro

Resources Mentioned:
Tail Risk Hedging: Contrasting Put and Trend Strategies by Anti Ilmanen, Ashwin Thapar, Harsha Tummala and Daniel Villalon: www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/W…nd-Trend-Strategies

Fact, Fiction, and the Size Effect by Tobias J. Moskowitz: www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/J…and-the-Size-Effect

Tracking Error Pain, Dividend Investing & AI | July 2024 Round Up

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Round Up. Every month the Alpha Architect crew gets together and talks financial trends and news with an evidence-based outlook. This month we talk about factor decay and ask the question: "Do factor portfolios survive publication decay and transaction costs?" We also look at the 2024 market crash and examine the root causes and what investors should do about it.

0:00 - Intro
1:11 - August Volatility
6:30 - What to Do in a Crash?
12:14 - Post-Publication Decay
29:42 - Factor Investing Trading Costs
36:24 - Sampling Biases
40:15 - Adaptive Markets
43:15 - Outro

Sources:

Chen, Andrew. Velikov, Mihail. Zeroing In on the Expected Returns of
Anomalies. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 58, No. 3, May 2023 (995): https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/945133D5A3ECEEAF466AEE91551FD225/S0022109022000874a.pdf/zeroing-in-on-the-expected-returns-of-anomalies.pdf

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Factor Decay, August Volatility & Transaction Costs | August 2024 Round Up

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Jack's paper "Long Only Value Investing: Does Size Matter?": https://alphaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AA-JBISFactorInvesting22LongOnlyValueInvesting.pdf

St. Petersburg momentum blog: https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/04/momentum-factor-investing-in-russia/

Welcome to the Alpha Architect Round Up. Every month the Alpha Architect crew gets together and talks financial trends and news with an evidence-based outlook. In this episode, we'll touch on multi factor portfolio construction, and how a sequential approach differs from a joint screening process. Additionally, we answer listener questions regarding commodities exposures vs. managed futures, factor reliability and EBIT-to-TEV multiples.

0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Joint Multifactor Screens vs. Sequential
14:52 - Commodities vs. Managed Futures
21:37 - Are Factors Noise?
28:27 - EBIT-to-TEV vs. Earnings-to-TEV
30:50 - Outro

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Joint Multi-Factor Screens, Commodity Trend & EBIT-to-TEV | November Round Up

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The Economist Article: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/11/21/should-investors-just-give-up-on-stocks-outside-america

Welcome to the Alpha Architect Round Up. Every month the Alpha Architect crew gets together and talks financial trends and news with an evidence-based outlook. In this episode, we look back to 2024 to reminisce on the lessons learned and look forward to 2025 to see where markets are going.

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - 2024 Retrospective
9:25 - US Concentration
15:50 - US CAPE Valuation
18:52 - International Mean Reversion
26:11 - 2025 Predictions
29:07 - Benjamin Graham the Factor Investor?
34:40 - Favorite Investors
38:40 - Outro

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2024 Retrospective, International Investing & U.S. CAPE Valuations | December Round Up

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How to invest in 2025? If you're setting goals for the new year, one of them might be to start investing, improve your investment strategy, or simply manage your money more effectively in 2025. To help, we’ve invited our CEO and CIO, Wes Gray, to share insights on how he started his investing journey, the opportunities he sees for 2025 and beyond, and key considerations for investors. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced investor, this video offers potential valuable guidance for the year ahead.

0:00 - Intro/ The Grinch-Mobile
2:54 - Wes's Investing Journey
6:57 - Opportunities in 2025 (and Beyond?)
9:57 - Why Can Value and Momentum Work?
14:18 - How to Weight Value and Momentum?
17:10 - Index Investing?
19:55 - How to Diversify
22:40 - 100% Stocks?
25:13 - 2025 Goals
27:11 - Systems Over Outcomes
32:03 - Conclusions/ Outro

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How to Invest in 2025 with Wes Gray

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Roundup! In this episode, we dive deep into :

- Rising treasury yields and bond market signals
- Inflation risk
- iShares filing for a managed futures ETF
- Everyone's desert island investment factors
- Factor investing outlook for 2025
- How GameStop (GME) may be a value stock
- DJT stock and the underlying play

Whether you’re an experienced investor or just getting started, this video offers practical strategies and insights to help you stay ahead. Don’t miss the discussion on meme stocks, short squeezes, and what to watch for in 2025!

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Rising Yields, Investment Factors & Managed Futures ETFs | January Round Up

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Roundup! In this episode, we dive deep into:

NVDA's $500B stock wipeout – What happened and why?
AI investing risks – Is the AI bubble bursting?
Tariff wars & macro trends – How will they impact markets?
Portfolio strategies – Should investors adjust their holdings?
Momentum investing risks – Could Nvidia’s drop signal a shift?
US stock market concentration – Are mega-cap stocks too risky?
Factor investing insights – How to stay ahead in 2025

Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just getting started, this video offers practical strategies and expert insights to help you navigate today’s volatile market. Don’t miss the discussion on Nvidia, AI stocks, tariffs, and portfolio risks!

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Trump Tariffs, NVDA Bear Case & Dividend Capture Theory | February Round Up

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Roundup!

In this episode, we dive deep into:

Factor investing strategies – How much should you concentrate a portfolio?
Separate vs. combined factor funds – What’s the best approach?
Regression vs. characteristics – Which method is more effective?
Rebalancing factor portfolios – How frequently should you adjust?
U.S. dollar weakness – Should investors change their strategy?
Strategic Crypto Reserve?! What are the implications for investors?

Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just getting started, this video offers practical strategies and expert insights to help you navigate factor investing, market trends, and portfolio construction.

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Dollar Weakness, Factor Portfolio Construction & Regression Noise  | March Round Up

Can large value stocks hold their own against small value stocks? The answer might surprise you!

In this video we challenge the narrative that small value stocks dominate, explore what really matters for long-only value investors, discuss the impact of liquidity, rebalancing, and portfolio weighting, and examine evidence from U.S. and international markets by examining Jack Vogel's academic paper, "Long Only Investing: Does Size Matter?".

Key Topics:
• Why long/short results don't apply to most investors
• The case for equal-weighting large value stocks
• Liquidity advantages of large caps
• Factor decay and rebalancing frequency in portfolios
• Market cap weighting risks in portfolio construction

Timestamps: 
0:00 – Intro: Do small value stocks really outperform?
1:00 – The finding: Size does not matter!
2:54 – What's large and small?
4:01 – Large vs. small horse race results
4:45 – Economical vs. statistical significance
6:03 – The impact of transaction costs
8:20 – Size and factor decay
9:21 – Out-of-sample tests & variations
10:22 – What happens if one value-weights large value?
12:28 – What does this all mean for investors?
13:41 – Outro

Sources:
“Long-Only Value Investing: Does Size Matter?” by Jack Vogel, PhD: https://alphaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AA-JBISFactorInvesting22LongOnlyValueInvesting.pdf

AQR’s “The Devil in HML's Details” by Asness and Frazzini:  https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Research/Journal-Article/The-Devil-in-HMLs-Details

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Do Small Cap Value Stocks ACTUALLY Outperform?

Is option hedging worth it — or just an expensive insurance policy?

We sat down with Joe DeSipio, Chief Market Strategist at Arin Risk Advisors, to explore how professional investors think about using options for hedging, portfolio construction, and opportunistic trading.

In this conversation, we cover:

• Why put options are often overpriced, and what to do about it
• The rise of retail interest in options and its effects in market-making
• How to navigate "explanation risk" with clients
• Why 0DTE options aren’t the threat some think they are
• Using options as a complement for traditional portfolios
• Dynamic vs. static hedging: when to use each approach
• The efficiency (and inefficiencies) of the options market
• Why RoaringKitty changed the world of options for the best

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Is Options Hedging Worth It? with Arin Risk Advisors’s Joe DeSipio

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Welcome to the Alpha Architect Round up, where we talk market news, trends and answer any questions you may have through an evidence-based lens.

In this special edition, we dive deep into trend following, macro momentum, equity valuations, and the market reaction to major trade policy shifts.

In this episode:
•Does the 200-day moving average still "work"?
•April’s tariff news and the return of protectionism
•Market volatility and what the VIX is really saying
•Trend following vs. macro momentum
•Equity valuations and the risks of concentration
•The role of Treasury duration in portfolios
•And yes... a few predictions for May

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Liberation Day, US Bearishness & Macro Momentum | April Round Up

The Trump Bear Trap: Volatility, Tariffs, and Factor Frustration

Markets whipsawed through April, with sudden drawdowns, massive rebounds, and political catalysts fueling confusion. In this episode of the Alpha Architect Roundup, we break down whether this is a true bear trap—or just the cost of being a long-term, evidence-based investor.

Key Topics Covered:

•Is this a bear trap or just market noise?
•The impact of Trump’s tariff threats and 90-day delays
•Why GDP shrank—and whether it means recession
•Crisis alpha and trend following: when should it work?
•Small-cap drawdowns and doubts about the size premium
•Do value and momentum still deserve investor trust?
•What it takes to stick with factor investing through pain

Timestamps:

00:00 –Intro/ Factor investing should be hard
01:27 – April volatility: bear trap or bull trap?
06:39 – "Kicking the can down the road"
12:29 – GDP contraction: signal or noise?
15:31 – Crisis alpha and trend disappointment
19:49 – Is the size premium dead?
21:40 – Factors and the problem of timing
27:04 – Are factors dead?
36:49 – Is technical analysis for n00bs?
40:12 – Final thoughts

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The Trump Bear Trap | May Round Up

What stocks should you own in a trade war?
That’s the question I posed to Kai Wu, founder of Sparkline Capital, after reading his latest blog post. His answer? It's not what most investors expect—and it goes way beyond headlines about tariffs and retaliation.

We discuss:
• The two key dimensions of trade exposure: sales and supply chains
• Why global firms have historically outperformed—despite higher risk
• The concept of a “geopolitical risk premium”
• How intangibles like brand equity and human capital change the game
• What investors can do today to stay globally exposed without losing sleep

Sources:
Investing Amid Trade Wars by Kai Wu: https://www.sparklinecapital.com/post/investing-amid-trade-wars
International Intangible Investing by Kai Wu: https://www.sparklinecapital.com/post/international-intangible-value

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Investing Amid Trade Wars with Kai Wu

Can Apple really be safer than the U.S. government?

In this episode of the Alpha Architect Roundup, we explore the odd disconnect between credit ratings and market pricing. Apple holds a higher rating than the U.S.—but Treasury yields suggest otherwise. What does that say about risk perception, inflation expectations, and the role of bonds in your portfolio?

In this episode, we discuss:
– The disconnect between credit agencies and bond market pricing
– The bond market’s lackluster performance post-2022
– Rising tariffs and their impact on inflation
– Momentum’s underperformance despite a strong market
– Whether T-bills are still the “risk-free” rate
– Practical strategies for managing long-term macro uncertainty

Sources:
– "Why Are Bond Investors Contrarian While Equity Investors Extrapolate?
Understanding Return Expectations, Part 3" by Antti Ilmanen. AQR.

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What's Up with Bonds?! | June Round Up

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Is Tail Risk Hedging Still Worth It? And What’s Up With Trend Following and International Stocks?

In this episode of the Alpha Architect Roundup, we tackle the recent market dip, the muted VIX, and what that means for tail risk hedging strategies. While investors hoping for a crash were left disappointed, the conversation turns to whether protection still has a place in a portfolio. We also dive into the struggles of trend following during whipsaw markets, the subtle resurgence of international equities, and how to think about weighting factors and diversifiers. From AI in factor research to why keeping it simple may still be the best edge, this episode offers a wide-angle lens on risk management, return generation, and investor behavior in today’s market.

We discuss:

• Why equities remain the dominant return driver—and where value and momentum fit in.
• How to think about tail risk hedging when the VIX stays muted.
• Lessons from comparing the 2020 crash to the 2025 market dip.
• How trend following performed recently, and whether it’s still a valid strategy.
• Why implementation (slow vs. fast signals) matters in managed futures.
• The nuanced role of trend as a diversifier vs. portfolio protection.
• A data-backed argument for international stocks—and whether the trend is sustainable.
• What investors are (and aren’t) saying about international allocations.
• How to think about weighting schemes in factor and diversifier portfolios.
• The pros and cons of AI in factor investing—and why simplicity and transparency still win.

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Tail Hedging & Trend Following in 2025 | July Round Up

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Are tariffs coming back—and is the market ready?

The global trade landscape just got more complicated. With key tariff extensions expiring and deal-making in limbo, investors are left wondering what’s already priced into the market—and what might still catch them off guard. In this conversation, the Alpha Architect team to break down what these developments mean for inflation, volatility, and long-term investing strategy.

In this episode, we discuss:
• Why the expiration of tariff extensions could shake global markets
• How much of the trade disruption is already priced in
• Inflation: transitory spike or structural trend?
• The limits of macro forecasting for long-term investors
• When trend following works—and why it’s different from economic prediction
• What increased access to private equity could mean for everyday investors
• Volatility exposure: smart hedge or expensive distraction?

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Is Market Volatility Incoming? | August Round up

Can stocks really underperform for bonds decades?! In this special Alpha Architect Round Up celebrating 3,000 subscribers, we sit down with Meb Faber to dig into surprising market truths, diversification challenges, and why buy-and-hold doesn’t always work outside the U.S.

In this episode, we discuss:
• Why stocks can stagnate or trail other assets like bonds and gold for decades
• The hidden role of farmland and housing in the global portfolio
• Vanguard’s surprising call for international bonds
• Trend-following: misunderstood or just out of favor?
• The pitfalls of institutional investing and why complexity often loses
• Behavioral mistakes investors keep repeating (performance chasing, sitting on cash)
• Which countries and strategies are “totally not crushing it” today—but might be tomorrow

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Meb Faber: Global Value, Institutional Baggage & Performance Chasing | September Round Up

In this episode of Behind the Markets Podcast hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Wes Gray talk high frequency trading, cryptocurrency, & the future of investing with new tech. Also check out the video below of our guest Dave blowing up a bridge which he mentions at the start of our interview!

Behind The Markets Podcast - Alex Sadowski & Dave Babulak

https://alphaarchitect.com/2017/02/03/factor-models-are-more-art-and-less-science/

Factor Investing is More Art, and Less Science

Ryan Kirlin and Dr. Jack Vogel discuss three articles published on our blog this week. 

First, we examine a summary by Larry Swedroe that highlights the Betting Against Beta (BAB) factor and dives into two new papers examining when the BAB factor performs well. 

Second, we discuss a paper titled “The Conservative Formula: Quantitative Investing Made Easy” which uses three well-known factors, (1) low volatility, (2) price momentum, and (3) payout-yield to form a 100 stock portfolio. 

Last, we examine a paper titled “What’s in Your Benchmark? A Factor Analysis of Major Market Indexes” authored by the BlackRock, Inc. team–they examine common market-capitalization weighted portfolios and break them down into their factor allocations using long-only and investable (1) Value, (2) Momentum, (3) Quality, (4) Size, and (5) Low Volatility portfolios.

Links to the post are below for those interested in digging into the details!

Video Links/Notes

How Leverage Constraints Effect Mutual Fund Risk Taking (discussion of the BAB factor):
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/09/13/how-leverage-constraints-effect-mutual-fund-risk-taking/

The Conservative Formula: Quantitative Investing Made Easy
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/09/11/the-conservative-formula-quantitative-investing-made-easy/

What’s In Your Benchmark?
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/09/10/whats-in-your-benchmark/

Compound Your Knowledge: Betting Against Beta, The Conservative Formula, Benchmarks

This week Ryan and I discuss three posts. First, we examine a guest post titled, “Trend Following on Steroids,” which examines ways to enhance a simple trend-following strategy. Second, we examine a post I wrote regarding how to use trend-following within a standard stock/bond portfolio. Last, we examine a post by Tommi on an AQR paper regarding how to measure Risk Exposures.

Paper Links:
Trend Following on Steroids
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/12/07/trend-following-on-steroids/

How to Use Trend Following within a Portfolio
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/12/04/how-to-use-trend-following-within-a-portfolio/

Measuring Factor Exposures: Uses and Abuses
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/12/03/measuring-factor-exposures-uses-and-abuses/

Compound Your Knowledge: Trend-Following, Portfolios, And Risk Factors

This week Ryan and Jack discuss two editorials on machine learning and its impact and use within Research. The first paper is an Editorial by Rob Arnott, Cam Harvey, and Harry Markowitz discussing, in their opinion, proper protocols for research (back-testing) in the era of machine learning. The Second paper, summarized by Elisabetta, is by Joseph Simonian, Marcos Lopez de Prado, and Frank Fabozzi. In their paper, they discuss, at a high-level, how data science and machine learning can help research.

Paper Links:
A Backtesting Protocol in the Era of Machine Learning
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/12/17/protocol-to-prevent-quants-gone-wild/

Order from Chaos: Data Science is Revolutionizing Investment Practice
https://alphaarchitect.com/2018/12/18/data-science-is-revolutionizing-investment-practice/

Compound Your Knowledge: Editorials On Machine Learning

In this week’s episode, we cover four articles published on our site. The first article, written by Ryan, examines the growth in assets of ETFs and Mutual Funds. The second article, summarized by Elisabetta, examines the performance of funds by differentiating the fund’s manager on his/her family wealth. The third article, written by Maneesh Shanbhag, examines the benefits of Tax-Loss Harvesting (TLH). The last article, written by Larry Swedroe, takes a deep dive into two explanations for the Value premium–(1) Risk and (2) Behavior.

0:20 - Are ETFs Really Crushing Mutual Funds?
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/04/30/are-etfs-really-crushing-mutual-funds/

6:57 - Buyer Beware: The Reality of Tax-Loss Harvesting Benefits
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/04/26/buyer-beware-the-reality-of-tax-loss-harvesting-benefits/

3:44 - Fund Management: The Poor Beat the Rich
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/04/29/fund-management-the-poor-beat-the-rich/

10:55 - Deep Dive into the Value Factor
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/02/deep-dive-into-the-value-factor%EF%BB%BF/

Compound Your Knowledge: ETFs, Manager Wealth, TLH, Value

In today’s video, we examine three posts. First, we examine ESOPs and 1042 QRP (qualified replacement property) with Doug Pugliese. Second, we examine a guest post by Nicolas Rabener examining Value, Momentum and Carry over the past 10 years. Last, we examine a guest post by Elisabetta discussing a new paper on rankings/incentives.

1042 QRP: How to Finance a Seller Note  00:35
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/01/23/1042-qrp-how-to-finance-a-seller-note/

Value, Momentum & Carry Across Asset Classes  07:17
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/01/25/value-momentum-carry-across-asset-classes/

Rankings and Risk-Taking in the Finance Industry   12:37
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/01/22/rankings-and-risk-taking-in-the-finance-industry/

Compound Your Knowledge: ESOPs, Factors, Incentives

Value Investing & Concentration
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/07/18/value-investing-concentration/

Strategies to Reduce Crash Risk in Stocks
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/07/16/strategies-to-reduce-crash-risk-in-stocks/

Compound Your Knowledge: Value Investing & Concentration and Strategies to Reduce Crash Risk

In this week’s post, we discuss two articles. The first article examines the financial performance of collectibles, such as Cars, Wine, and Art. The second article examines PMI and its impact on factor performance.

Research on the Financial Performance of Collectibles
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/07/22/research-on-the-financial-performance-of-collectibles/

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and Factor Performance
https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/07/23/purchasing-managers-index-pmi-and-factor-performance/

Compound Your Knowledge Ep 20: Collectibles and PMI (and Factors)

Compound Your Knowledge Holiday Episode

In mid-February, prior to the market craziness, Jon Seed posted an article on our site titled: “Price”, ETFs, and Bond Market Liquidity. This was a prescient article, as it highlighted some of the issues with pricing bonds since they do not necessarily trade thousands or millions of times a day like stocks. Jon also mentioned how this affected mutual funds and ETFs, so we thought it was a good idea to bring Jon into the show to discuss more given the recent market events (as well as our CTO, Brandon Koepke).

Article Links:

“Price”, ETFs, and Bond Market Liquidity
https://alphaarchitect.com/2020/02/13/price-etfs-and-bond-market-liquidity/

External link to the video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYBlse8i-HM&feature=youtu.be

Compound Your Knowledge Ep 28: Bond ETF discussion with Jon Seed

In this video, we examine two articles highlighted on our site. The first article, written by Larry Swedroe, examines the Value and Momentum performance over the past two years ( highlighting great research by the AQR team). The second article, written by Nicolas Rabener, examines portfolios combining either (1) Low Volatility and Momentum or (2) Value and Momentum.

Article Links:

Is There Something Wrong with the Value Premium?
https://alphaarchitect.com/2020/03/24/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-value-premium/

Low Volatility-Momentum Versus Value-Momentum Factor Portfolios
https://alphaarchitect.com/2020/03/13/low-volatility-momentum-versus-value-momentum-factor-portfolios/

External link to the video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIdjBO1iibk&feature=youtu.be

Compound Your Knowledge Ep 27: Value, Momentum, and Low Volatility

This week we discuss Ryan’s article examining the Enterprise Multiple, EBIT/TEV, or Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) divided by the firm’s Total Enterprise Value (TEV).

Article Links:

What’s the Story Behind EBIT/TEV
https://alphaarchitect.com/2020/05/01/whats-the-story-behind-ebit-tev/

Compound Your Knowledge Episode 29: What’s the Story Behind EBIT/TEV?

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