The Guru Investor

Value investing legend Marty Whitman built his reputation by buying down-and-out stocks. And today, he says he still believes that’s the way to go. “You’re trying to figure out what the masses think are going to happen to the securities’ prices. Stock markets can be capricious,” Whitman tells Forbes. By investing in out-of-favor sectors of […]

In his latest column for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese takes a look at how to go beyond the P/E ratio when looking for cheap stocks. “P/E ratios are useful tool, but they are by no means the be-all and end-all when it comes to gauging the valuation and attractiveness of a stock. In fact, […]

Emerging markets can make for enticing investments, and new research from James O’Shaughnessy’s firm shows how fundamental-focused investors can really take advantage of EM opportunities. “U.S. investors, and other investors around the world, tend to overweight their home country in their equity portfolio,” write O’Shaughnessy Asset Management’s Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Ashvin Viswanathan in a report […]