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3/6/2020

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The Importance of the Sector Story

Investors often overlook the importance of the sector in the outcome. For value investors, being underweight technology and overweight financials during a period when growth-oriented tech stocks were booming and financials were lagging explains a large amount of their struggles. In this issue, we look at the importance of looking at the sector story when analyzing the market.
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12/31/2018

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Best of the Hot List - 2018

The 2018 Best of the Hot List includes thoughts on what gambling can teach us about investment process, how to mentally prepare for bear markets, and how to know when your investment process has failed. We also discuss common mistakes factor investors make and why you should never trust "sure thing" market indicators.

12/31/2017

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Best of the Hot List - 2017

The 2017 Best of the Hot List includes thoughts on why value investors need mental toughness, a look at how Warren Buffett views market valuations, and a discussion of the two most important decisions that drive investment returns. In addition, we take a look at the importance of discipline in investing and why investing based on headlines can be so dangerous.

12/31/2016

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Best of the Hot List - 2016

The 2016 Best of the Hot List includes ideas from David Dreman on why analysts' predictions are like powerball tickets, insights from Peter Lynch on what investors can learn from the Maya and a discussion of what elections mean for long-term investors. In addition, we take a look at combining value and momentum for a winning strategy and review the dismal track record of stock market forecasters.

12/31/2015

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Best of the Hot List - 2015

The 2015 Best of the Hot List includes articles about our overall guru investing system, value investing, and why our guru inspired models work over time. In addition, we discuss the importance of having an investment game plan, provide commentary on the optimal number of stocks for a portfolio and discuss what we have learned in over a decade of following quantitative strategies.

12/31/2014

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Best of the Hot List - 2014

The 2014 Best of the Hot List includes articles about lessons investors can learn from the market's ups and downs, value investing's long term market outperformance, the importance of having a plan when investing, and how to mentally prepare for the next market decline.

12/31/2013

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Best of the Hot List - 2013

The 2013 Best of the Hot List features articles about the difficulty of trying to time the market consistently, why the simplest approach to investing is often the best, and how the market is always a "stock-pickers" market.

12/31/2012

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Best of the Hot List - 2012

The 2012 Best of the Hot List includes articles about how a contrarian mindset can give investors an edge, why an investing "mission statement" is important for many investors, and the importance of a consistent sell discipline.

12/31/2011

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Best of the Hot List - 2011

The 2011 Best of the Hot List features articles about the important metrics to use when valuing the market, the importance of looking at debt when analyzing the attractiveness of a stock investment, and how tuning out the market noise can help you become a better investor.

12/31/2010

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Best of the Hot List - 2010

The 2010 Best of the Hot List includes articles about why style and size based investing will often serve to limit returns, how emotion and discipline during times of market volatility are key to long term performance, and why the stock market and economy are two different animals and can often behave differently.

12/31/2009

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Best of the Hot List - 2009

The 2009 best of the Hot List features articles about ahy being bullish after the financial crisis was an easy call to make for long-term investors, despite the fear in the market, the importance of the philosophy - "don't fight the Fed", and why investors should ignore those who predict the death of equities.

12/31/2008

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Best of the Hot List - 2008

The 2008 Best of the Hot List includes articles about why stocks have consistently been the best way to build wealth over the long-run, why fear can present opportunities for long-term investors, and the market's returns under Democratic presidents.

12/31/2007

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Best of the Hot List - 2007

The 2007 Best of the Hot List features articles discussing whether a sell discipline is more of an "art" or a "science" and the selection process behind the strategies we follow.
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