Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether taxable investors should shun dividends.
Quote of the Day
"Free cash flow is the only fundamental metric that empirically tracks depreciation-related expenses. Unsurprisingly, when tested out as a factor, it outperforms other fundamental metrics."
(Patrick O'Shaughnessy)
Chart of the Day
Checking in on the Factor Olympics for the first half of 2019.
Bonds
- Can valuation signals be used to time the bond market? (blog.thinknewfound.com)
- Factor-based bond funds are still in their infancy (institutionalinvestor.com)
- How the market for leveraged loan and high yield bond funds have changed in the past decade. (federalreserve.gov)
Trend following
- Trend-following strategies have worked historically but are likely too difficult for investors to hand on to. (alphaarchitect.com)
- The great benefit of trend following strategies is convex returns. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
Modeling
- Why multiple models are better than one: the case for ensemble models. (springvalleyam.com)
- Here is the upside from using machine learning models in asset pricing. (alexchinco.com)
Factors
- Is company age a factor in and of itself? (papers.ssrn.com)
- B/P is not a great way to measure value. What's a better alternative? (alphaarchitect.com)
Research
- "The Earnings Mirage: Why Corporate Profits are Overstated and What It Means for Investors" by Jesse Livermore and the OSAM team. (osam.com)
- Why are we still talking about the CAPM? (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Four myths about stock buybacks debunked. (alphaarchitect.com)
- It's not enough for there to be skilled fund managers. (alphaarchitect.com)
- Corporate bankruptcies have a notable effect on employee wages. (papers.ssrn.com)
