When most investors think about the great investors of all-time, names like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Benjamin Graham often come to mind. Lesser known is David M. Blitzer, whose record for more than two decades has topped the majority of common stock mutual funds. Mr. Blitzer, who will soon be retiring, has been at […]
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Over the long term large cap value stocks have generated annualized returns in excess of those of the overall stock market. This is explained by the inherent trade-off between risk and return. Value companies are in a distressed state and have a higher cost of capital relative to financially sound growth companies. A firm’s cost
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There is rising speculation in the media that recession is on the horizon. While we cannot say for certain what is coming, we can observe that media tend to amplify, if not exaggerate, the significance of newly released data. Fortunately for our readers our parent organization, AIER, has for decades published a consistent and dispassionate
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