Abstract
Warning!
You are likely relying on false research to inform your investment choices, according to an article in The Journal of Portfolio Management’s 40th Anniversary Issue .
Investors often rely on financial research when developing investment strategies, but this could be a huge mistake, warn Campbell Harvey and Yan Liu. In their article, Evaluating Trading Strategies , Harvey and Liu tell researchers they are finding seemingly successful trading strategies by chance. They tell investors they need to be a lot more skeptical of investment proposals. The article was awarded Best Article in The 16th Annual Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Awards.
In a video interview, available online at http://bit.ly/1DgcZ2X, Cam refers to proposed guidelines for researchers and Wall Street’s surprising reaction to them. This report comprises excerpts from the video, which is intended to jump start the conversation. For a deeper understanding, read their article in The Journal of Portfolio Management’s 40th Anniversary Issue .
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