I very much enjoy papers such as Antonacci, Gary, Risk Premia Harvesting Through Momentum (September 5, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2042750 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2042750 Faber, Mebane T., A Quantitative Approach to T...

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.  LISTENING TO ME COULD LOSE LOTS OF MONEY. For some additional insight to my short REITs beliefs presented in REITs for Everybody Now REITs for Nobody Part 2 and REITs for Everybody Might Now Mean REITs for Nobody, I...

As a quick follow-up to my first REITs for Everybody Might Now Mean REITs for Nobody, I want to look at REITs and High Yield bonds, which also might simultaneously attract conservative yield buyers and speculative beta chasers.HYG (iShares High Yield) ...

I took a short break from quantstrat to do some REIT analysis REITs for Everybody Might Now Mean REITs for Nobody.  Now let’s link the two by incorporating The Aleph Blog momentum bucket strategy in quantstrat. From TimelyPortfolio In ...

THIS IS MY OPINION AND ANALYSIS AND IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.  YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN GAINS AND LOSSES. I think REITs traditionally attract conservative dividend investors (grandparents), but due to their recent behavior, REITs also attr...

THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.  IT IS SIMPLY MY OPINION.  LISTENING TO MY OPINION MIGHT LOSE LOTS OF MONEY. I contend that REITs now have two buyers: dividend pickers and beta chasers.  The beta chasers’ demand has driven prices to sig...