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WESLEY R. GRAY, PhD, is founder and CEO/CIO of Alpha Architect, an asset management firm delivering affordable, active exposures for tax-sensitive investors. He is coauthor of Quantitative Value and DIY Financial Advisor, as well as author of Embedded: A Marine Corps Advisor Inside the Iraqi Army. JACK R. VOGEL, PhD, is CFO/CIO of Alpha Architect, an asset management firm delivering affordable, active exposures for tax-sensitive investors. He is coauthor of DIY Financial Advisor.

Klappentext
Praise for Quantitative Momentum "In our own research, we have found that the predictive price return momentum pattern persists backward in time for hundreds of years in equities and for extended out-of-sample settings for other classes of assets. Anyone who is using, studying, or incorporating momentum will find a wealth of information in the pages of Quantitative Momentum." --Chris Geczy, Founder and CEO of Forefront Analytics "If you want to understand, explore, and ultimately exploit momentum investing, then there is no better (or faster) way than to read Quantitative Momentum." --Pat O´Shaughnessy, Principal and Portfolio Manager of O´Shaughnessy Asset Management "Wes and Jack do an admirable job explaining momentum principles and its behavioral basis. If you are interested in using momentum as a stock selection tool, this is a must-have book." --Gary Antonacci, author of Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk "Quantitative Momentum is the story of momentum-based stock selection algorithms. Wes and Jack lucidly explain how and why these systems work." --Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Dean´s Distinguished Chair in Finance at Goizueta Business School

Zusammenfassung
The individual investor's comprehensive guide to momentum investing Quantitative Momentum brings momentum investing out of Wall Street and into the hands of individual investors.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix Acknowledgments xi About the Authors xiii PART ONE Understanding Momentum 1 CHAPTER 1 Less Religion; More Reason 3 CHAPTER 2 Why Can Active Investment Strategies Work? 14 CHAPTER 3 Momentum Investing Is Not Growth Investing 43 CHAPTER 4 Why All Value Investors Need Momentum 62 PART TWO Building a Momentum-Based Stock Selection Model 77 CHAPTER 5 The Basics of Building a Momentum Strategy 79 CHAPTER 6 Maximizing Momentum: The Path Matters 93 CHAPTER 7 Momentum Investors Need to Know Their Seasons 107 CHAPTER 8 Quantitative Momentum Beats the Market 120 CHAPTER 9 Making Momentum Work in Practice 144 APPENDIX A Investigating Alternative Momentum Concepts 155 APPENDIX B Performance Statistics Definitions 175 About the Companion Website 176 Index 177

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WESLEY R. GRAY, PhD, is founder and CEO/CIO of Alpha Architect, an asset management firm delivering affordable, active exposures for tax-sensitive investors. He is coauthor of Quantitative Value and DIY Financial Advisor, as well as author of Embedded: A Marine Corps Advisor Inside the Iraqi Army.

JACK R. VOGEL, PhD, is CFO/CIO of Alpha Architect, an asset management firm delivering affordable, active exposures for tax-sensitive investors. He is coauthor of DIY Financial Advisor.

Klappentext

Praise for Quantitative Momentum

"In our own research, we have found that the predictive price return momentum pattern persists backward in time for hundreds of years in equities and for extended out-of-sample settings for other classes of assets. Anyone who is using, studying, or incorporating momentum will find a wealth of information in the pages of Quantitative Momentum."
-Chris Geczy, Founder and CEO of Forefront Analytics

"If you want to understand, explore, and ultimately exploit momentum investing, then there is no better (or faster) way than to read Quantitative Momentum."
-Pat O'Shaughnessy, Principal and Portfolio Manager of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management

"Wes and Jack do an admirable job explaining momentum principles and its behavioral basis. If you are interested in using momentum as a stock selection tool, this is a must-have book."
-Gary Antonacci, author of Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk

"Quantitative Momentum is the story of momentum-based stock selection algorithms. Wes and Jack lucidly explain how and why these systems work."
-Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Dean's Distinguished Chair in Finance at Goizueta Business School

Zusammenfassung
The individual investor's comprehensive guide to momentum investing Quantitative Momentum brings momentum investing out of Wall Street and into the hands of individual investors.

Inhalt

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xiii

Part One Understanding Momentum 1

Chapter 1 Less Religion; More Reason 3

Chapter 2 Why Can Active Investment Strategies Work? 14

Chapter 3 Momentum Investing Is Not Growth Investing 43

Chapter 4 Why All Value Investors Need Momentum 62

Part Two Building a Momentum-Based Stock Selection Model 77

Chapter 5 The Basics of Building a Momentum Strategy 79

Chapter 6 Maximizing Momentum: The Path Matters 93

Chapter 7 Momentum Investors Need to Know Their Seasons 107

Chapter 8 Quantitative Momentum Beats the Market 120

Chapter 9 Making Momentum Work in Practice 144

Appendix A Investigating Alternative Momentum Concepts 155

Appendix B Performance Statistics Definitions 175

About the Companion Website 176

Index 177