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1). Portable Alpha - What It Is, Where to Get It, and How to Use It
So much is being written about the emergence of “Quantitative Funds” and why this type of investment is becoming popular among both individual and professional investors. Eleanor Laise, in her Wall Street Journal article titled “Stock-Picker Jobs Going to Computers” wrote that “investors are attracted to quant funds for their non-emotional, disciplined method of investing.
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2). Momentum Investing and Trend Following: The Secret to Significant Portfolio Returns
Two popular terms which often confuse investors are "trend following" and "momentum investing." Perhaps the most glaring commonality between these two is their blatant defiance of "buy and hold," the practice of selecting an investment and holding it indefinitely, believing that over time the market goes up, and therefore any investment will appreciate.
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