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What is Value Investing?

Value investing means buying an asset (like a stock or corporate bond) at a price below that asset’s underlying value. Beyond the stock and bond markets, shoppers might apply the same approach in supermarkets!

While the premise of value investing sounds simple, it’s not necessarily easy. The toughest part? Estimating the value of an asset. Here, we share summaries of academic studies offering guidance on assessing values for common stocks or corporate bonds.

Inspired by Benjamin Graham’s book, The Intelligent Investor, we seek to promote the intelligent conversation on this vital topic.

Promoting the Intelligent Conversation

Value Investing
Value Investing: It’s Not Just Book Value

Traditional value investing—once successful using simple metrics like book-to-market—has struggled in recent years, prompting debate over whether value is dead or just mismeasured.

 
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