Guest: Kenneth French is the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is an expert on the behavior of security prices and investment strategies. Recorded: 4/10/2024  |  Run-Time: 53:45  Summary: In today’s episode, Ken shares what topic he and Professor Fama disagree on. Then we get […] ...

Wrote a fun little piece on bonds: “T-Bills and Chill….Most of the Time” It never made much sense to me to take on a bunch of risk in bonds if they yield similar amounts to T-Bills (or even less!) So what if you only invested in riskier bonds when the spread is wide enough? Sort […] The post When To Take On Bond Risk…. appeared first on Meb Faber Research...

For the full list by country head on over to The Idea Farm…it’s free! Source Global Financial Data   The post Global Stock Market CAPE Ratios appeared first on Meb Faber Research - Stock Market and Investing Blog.

Here’s a crazy stat that no one will believe. The universal investment benchmark is the 60/40 portfolio of stocks and bonds. What if you replaced the bonds entirely with gold….crazy right? Turns out it makes no real difference. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The post What If You Replaced All of Your Bonds With…..Gold?! appeared first on Meb Faber Research - Stock Market...

 Guest: Cliff Asness is a Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management.  Recorded: 3/20/2024 | Run-Time: 01:05:24  Summary: In today’s episode, Cliff & I start by talking about some quotes he may or may not have said in the past. Then we kick around a bunch of topics. We talk […] The post Episode #527: Cliff...

Guest: Steve Edmundson is the Chief Investment Officer at the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (NVPERS), overseeing over $60 billion in assets. Recorded: 3/18/2024  |  Run-Time: 48:01 Summary: As pension funds continue to hire more employees, pay more and more fees and build more complex portfolios, Steve is an outlier for his approach...