Algy is a journalist, and just over ten years ago he started tracking the performance of his own stock picks generated by his four screens, which are similar to the “factors” used by quants, but it’s not a black box. Algy uses them as an idea generator, from which he does deeper financial and qualitative analysis. Which, is what I think any financial advisors still trying to pick stocks should be doing, basically to improve their chances of success, and for that matter, active fund managers that aren’t finding success. Investors are, after all, odds makers, and this is a practical guide to improving your odds.
