by Jason Apollo Voss | 12 02 2014 | Blog
My experience in investment management has taught me that half of the analysis battle is waged in the qualitative realm. Chief among these qualitative concerns is the honesty and character of management. Are they representing the truth of their firm’s past,...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 10 02 2014 | Best of the Blog, Blog
At the risk of further inflating the bubble in discussion about whether or not global equity markets are in a bubble, I think it is worth discussing the topic from a qualitative point of view. Most of the talk of bubbles is data-driven analysis focusing on things like...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 27 01 2014 | Blog
Uber, the San Francisco–based start-up whose mobile app allows people to hail taxis on their smartphones, has had its fair share of bad press lately. (See: “Is Uber’s Surge-Pricing an Example of High-Tech Gouging?” and “Taxi Drivers Turn Violent...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 13 01 2014 | Blog
Whether you are a seasoned fundamental investor struggling to keep on top of mountains of disparate global data sources, a quantitative analyst looking for distributed computing power to run your models, or a candidate for the CFA charter, chances are you will...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 03 12 2013 | Blog
This may seem an odd question, but can financial engineering cure cancer? No less of an intellectual light than Andrew W. Lo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and member of the Future of Finance Advisory Council believes financial engineering may be a...