When you look at the stock market, it might seem like every stock has a chance to make you rich if you just hold on long enough. But research tells a different story. Only about 4% of all stocks ever publicly traded in US created all the wealth that the market has produced beyond government […]
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Let’s keep losing these $1 bills
Market participants mostly use the S&P 500 index as their benchmark to compare performance against the overall stock market. This often creates behavioral biases – for example, looking backward and saying that if one didn’t beat the index, then they should just park their money in it, assuming the future will be the same. Obviously, […]
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this publicly because I found something that boosts long-term momentum results by a lot, and I haven’t seen anyone specifically talk about it. It’s a very broad and simple factor added to momentum, so the few people reading my blog obviously can’t saturate the edge away. […]
Two core principles behind my stock market approach Based on years of research, two of my main mantras in the market are: Hold the strongest stocks in an uptrend – mathematically the best way to compound wealth. Cut back risk in bear markets – mathematically the best way to protect long-term compounding. It doesn’t need […]
Photo: Sergei Trofimov, Äripäev Performing at a local investing festival on how to find one’s own appropriate investing style It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been enjoying summer and spending time outdoors. I’ll share some recent thoughts. I was crunching numbers and letting the backtest software do some heavy computing the other […]