Slate Money Money Talks: Can Math Really Crack the Stock Market?
May 14, 2024
Finance journalist Mary Childs discusses the controversial Fama-French model that guides investments. They question investing, markets, reality in finance mathematics, Fama-French data integrity, historical performance of value stocks, Dimensional Fund Advisors' strategies, statistical significance, existential nature of numbers, challenges in financial analysis, and generational shifts in societal values.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Controversial Research Paper and Its Implications
01:55 • 8min
Analyzing Historical Performance of Value Stocks and the Power of Compounding
10:14 • 3min
Unpacking Value Stock Investing and Academic Strategies
13:31 • 15min
Exploring the Quest for Stock Market Insights and Profits
29:00 • 3min
Exploring the Existential Nature of Numbers and Mathematics
32:00 • 2min
Navigating Challenges in Data Construction and Financial Analysis
34:18 • 11min
Exploring Plausible Explanations and Generational Shifts
45:29 • 2min