To some, the debate of passive versus active investing is akin to Eagles vs. Cowboys or Coke vs. Pepsi. In short, once our preference for one style over the other is established is can become so overwhelming that it becomes a proven fact or incontrovertible reality in our minds.
We cannot overemphasize that alpha in the market is no cakewalk. More importantly, being smart, having superior stockpicking skills, or amassing an army of PhDs to crunch data is only half of the equation. Even with those tools, you are still only one shark in a tank filled with other sharks. All sharks are smart, all sharks have a MBA or PhD from a fancy school, and all the sharks know how to analyze a company. Maintaining an edge in these shark infested waters is no small feat, and one that only a handful (e.g., we can count them in one hand) of investors has successfully accomplished.
In order too achieve sustainable success as an active investing, one needs both skill and an understanding of human psychology and market incentives (behavioral finance). We start our journey where mine began: as an aspiring PhD student studying under Eugene Fama at the University of Chicago. Let the adventure begin...
The Sustainable Active Investing Framework: Simple, but Not Easy by Wesley Gray at QuantCon 2016
1. Wesley R. Gray, PhD
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ACTIVE INVESTING IS SIMPLE; BUT NOT EASY
19. Wesley R. Gray, PhD
T: +1.215.882.9983
F: +1.216.245.3686
ir@AlphaArchitect.com
213 Foxcroft Road
Broomall, PA 19008
Affordable Active Management | Built to Beat Behavioral Bias | We Empower Investors Through Education
Prepared: 4/14/2016
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