We continue to advise that investors remain committed to a patient, long-term outlook and that the best way to do well in stocks is to use a disciplined, time-tested strategy that has the benefit of empirically tested results over a… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
The average investor does significantly worse than a simple index... It's literally because of the way our brains are wired. — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
If you are an investor who's retired and hopes to live off the income that your portfolio is generating, then we would focus just… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
It seems that the one thing that doesn't change is people's reaction to short-term conditions and their axiomatic ability to perpetuate them far into… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
If you're an investor who wants a little bit more from the capital-appreciation side of things, but still likes this concept of getting 'paid… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Fear, greed and hope have destroyed more portfolio value than any recession or depression we have ever been through. — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Stocks change. Industries change. But the underlying reasons certain stocks are good investments remain the same. Only the fullness of time reveals which are… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Arbitrage human nature. It's not going to change any time soon. — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
If you're indexing to the S&P 500, you're buying the most expensive names in the market. — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
We continue to advise that investors remain committed to a patient, long-term outlook and that the best way to do well in stocks is… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
By relying on the statistical information rather than a gut feeling, you allow the data to lead you to be in the right place… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
If you look back to the most spectacular blow ups in history, you can always tie them to a couple things: They were extraordinary… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Historically, we have always seen reversion to the mean. After stocks have had an unusually great 10 or 20 years, they typically turn in… — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
You'll get nowhere buying stocks just because they have a great story. — James O'Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
