Consolidated EconomPic Posts

Bob Seawright of the great blog Above the Market, recently put together a consolidated list of his past posts which was a great way to find his older work. I thought it might be similarly helpful for new and old readers alike if I provided a list of links to various posts from EconomPic since coming out of blogger retirement just about a year and a half ago (I had more posts than I thought).

For those interested in a consolidation of the below EconomPic posts (as of March 2016) in an easy to read / printable pdf, please sign up with your email should you come across a pop up banner when visiting the blog or shoot me an email at econompicdata@gmail.com. Thanks for the support!


Momentum

• What Drives Momentum Performance?
• The Case for Momentum in Expensive Markets
• Combining Momentum and Dollar Cost Averaging for Smoother Results
• Avoiding Bear Markets to Improve Risk-Adjusted Returns
• Making Time (Even More of) an Investor's Best Friend
• Using "Normal" Drawdowns as a Timing Signal
• Momentum Applied to Mutual Funds
• A Guide to Creating Your Own Hedge Fund

Alternatives

• The Case for Hedge Funds / Creating an Ideal Liquid Alternative
• The Smoother "PATH": PutWriting At The High
• Can We Predict Forward Alternative Investment Performance?
• Know What You Own: Alternative Funds Edition
• The Case For High Volatility Strategies
• GMO Flows Turn Negative - An Ominous Sign for Risk Taking
• Using the VIX Futures Term Structure to Reduce Equity Exposure
• The Case for Put Writing / Further Improving PutWrite Performance
• Utilizing the Money Sucking $UVXY to Improve Risk-Adjusted Performance
• Adding a VIX Signal to Momentum
• Fad Investments (the Case of Good Harbor)
• The Case for a Steady Volatility-State Managed Portfolios
• The Case for Hussman Strategic Growth
• Looking Back at Risk Parity's Golden Age
• What Exactly Does the VIX Tell Us?

Other

• Why Does Crime Feel Exponentially Higher, When It's Materially Lower
• How the NBA Destroyed League Parity by Increasing Compensation Parity
• From Momentum to Mean Reversion: What the Heck Happened?
• Ignore the Margin Debt Alarm
• Investing with Not-So-Perfect Economic Foresight
• Is there a Relationship Between the Economy and Stock Market?

Asset Allocation

• The Brutal Math of a 60/40 Portfolio
• The Relationship Between Stocks and Bonds
• The Benefit of Slowing Down the Rebalancing Process
• Fearful of Rising Rates? Stocks Have You Covered

Active / Passive / Industry Related

• What You Pay Matters Less than What You're Paying For
• Active Management is Far From Dead
• No... Investors Haven't Underperformed Every Asset Class
• Implications from the Rise of Passive Investing
• The Uncertain Future of Robo-Advice
• A Guide to Creating Your Own Smart Beta Fund

Stocks

• Growth or Value in a Low Growth Environment?
• Buyback Performance Demystified
• Stock Buybacks Demystified
• Are Stocks Cheap? Checking in on Current Valuations
• Valuations Do Matter (Even Over Shorter Time Frames)
• The Mean Reversion Case For (and Against) Strong Future Returns
• Utilizing the Value of Value to Make Value / Growth Tilts
• Death of (Plain Vanilla) Value - Long Live GARP
• P/E Multiples vs (Past and Future) Returns and Volatility
• The Disappearing Value Premium?

Bonds

•  The Case for Avoiding Bonds During Disinflationary Periods
• Global Bonds are a Speculative Investment / The Case for a Speculative Investment
• Tweeting High Yield: A Round Trip in Investor Sentiment
• It's Generally Smart to Avoid Credit Risk
• The Case for an Allocation to Dollar Based EM Debt
• The Relationship Between High Yields and High Yield / Stock Performance
• The Relationship Between TIPS, Treasuries, and Inflation
• An Improved High Yield Alternative
• The Case Against High Yield
• Your Bond Allocation Doesn't Matter as Much as You Think