As a factor investor, there are a handful of people I have always wanted to interview for our podcast. We have been lucky to have been able to interview two…
Tag: Investing Lessons
Three Lessons from Harley Bassman
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Last month, I started a new series of articles I am going to write to highlight some of the episodes of our Excess Returns podcast that…
A Common Sense Approach to Markets with Ben Carlson
In this episode we talk with Ben Carlson, author of the popular A Wealth of Common Sense blog and Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management. We discuss…
Four Hard Investing Lessons From 2022 With Silver Linings
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — In Ben Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, he introduces Mr. Market, which is an allegory that is meant to help the reader understand the irrational, groupthink…
The October Witch: Pain in the Short Term = Progress in the Long Term
Spooky season is upon us, even on Wall Street: October has seen 7 out of the 10 worst days in stock market history. The panic is historical; in the 1800s,…
What is the One Lesson You Would Teach the Average Investor? Ten Great Investors Tell Us
In each episode of Excess Returns we ask all our guests one standard closing question:Based on your experience in markets, if you could teach one lesson to your average investor,…
What Seeing Galaxies From “Far, Far Away” With The Webb Telescope Can Teach Us About Investing
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — NASA recently released images from the James Webb Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever. With gold plated mirrors and at about half the size of…
Value Investing, Compounding and Lifelong Learning with Gautam Baid
In this episode we speak with Gautam Baid, author of The Joys Of Compounding: The Passionate Pursuit Of Lifelong Learning. We talk about the power of compounding and the criteria…
Five Things to Keep in Mind During Bear Markets
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — “People who succeed in the stock market also accept periodic losses, setbacks, and unexpected occurrences. Calamitous drops do not scare them out of the game.” —…
3 Lessons From Buffett
In this unprecedented environment of raging inflation, war in Europe, and the ongoing pandemic, there are 3 main lessons to be learned about value investing, index funds, and inflation from…