Valuentum’s 3 Breakthroughs in the Field of Finance and More

Valuentum’s President Brian Nelson pauses for a picture before speaking at the CFA Society of Houston in March 2017. By Valuentum Editorial Staff Let’s cover Valuentum’s 3 major breakthroughs in the field of finance. The first one is big and may challenge you to rethink everything you think you know about investing. 1. On a logical framework, Valuentum has debunked John C. Bogle’s landmark syllogism that has paved the way for the concept of index investing. Index investing has been built on a logical shortcoming, whether supported by evidence or not. We think it is important that the investment community know of this. Read (pdf): The “Luck” and “Randomness” of Index Funds (2018), Brian Nelson, CFA See video documentation: /FALLACY_of_Index_Funds To … Read more

Yahoo! Weighing Its Options

The IRS has thrown a monkey wrench in Yahoo!’s (YHOO) plans for a tax-free spin-off of its 384 million shares of Alibaba (BABA), worth nearly $40 billion. In late January, Yahoo! announced a plan for the spin-off of its remaining position in Alibaba into a newly-formed investment company, to be called Aabaco Holdings. Yahoo had planned for the stock of the new company to be distributed pro rata to existing Yahoo shareholders. After the completion of the proposed transaction, Aabaco Holdings would either directly or indirectly own the 384 million shares of Alibaba formerly owned by Yahoo, along with a 100% ownership interest in Aabaco Small Business, which would be a newly-formed entity that owns Yahoo Small Business. Yahoo Small … Read more

Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market

A previous version of this article appeared on our website July 21, 2013. Refreshed and updated throughout, as of July 2018. By Brian Nelson, CFA After earning my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and training stock and credit analysts from large organizations over the past decade or so, I have heard just about every question (though I admit I am still surprised by many things and remain a very humble student of the markets). I’ve also spent years perfecting the discounted cash flow process for large research organizations such as Morningstar and studied under one of the most famed aggressive growth investors of all time, Richard Driehaus. My knowledge runs the gamut from value through … Read more

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