Sometimes our clients come on board with a few bad habits learned from prior investment experiences. They may be focusing on events outside of their control, or they may have confused strategy and outcome (meaning they don’t recognize that their good returns were mere luck). In a recent video from AQR, founding principal John Liew draws a clear difference between good and bad investors. We love his definitions for each, and we’ll continue our work converting more people to good investors. Click here for the video.

The Financial Times recently profiled master communicator, chief investment officer, and co-founder of AQR, Cliff Asness. His quotes often get our attention and this short clip is no different. “You get paid and you create value by doing something that is good and sticking with it like grim death.”  Click here to read the article.

The story that follows is one of the more technical pieces that we have shared on our blog, but it is a fun introduction to Cliff Asness for those who aren’t yet familiar with his name. As referenced in another recent post, Cliff was a student of Gene Fama and since founded AQR Capital Management. Though his approach may seem lighthearted, his intent is seriously aimed at helping investors sort through the noise.  For example, the word “Bubble” is not only overused, but—for efficient-market fans like us—“It should never be uttered outside the tub.” Click here to read Cliff’s Top 10 Peeves.

Stay tuned for more in the future from AQR!