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Apr 17 9 tweets 3 min read
1 | New Paper: International Intangible Value
Can investors take advantage of cheaper foreign markets without compromising on growth and innovation?
😢International Stagnation
🐢Intangible Underinvestment
🏅Intangible Leaders
📈Factor Backtest
⚖️Foreign Dilemma

(h/t @MebFaber, not investment advice, see full disclaimer in paper)

sparklinecapital.com/post/internati… 2 | International Stagnation 😢
International stocks have stagnated, primarily due to a lack of fundamental growth.Image
May 31, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
New Paper! Intangible Value: A Sixth Factor

Can factor investors benefit from an allocation to the “Intangible Value Factor?”
6️⃣ The Six-Factor Model
📈 Factor Returns
🎨 Model Portfolios
🦕 Fixing the Anti-Innovation Bet
✅ An Improved Factor Portfolio

(Not investment advice) 📚 Full paper here (0/5)

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Nov 3, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read
New Research Paper: Investing in Influence 🇺🇸

Election Special: What is the return on investments in political influence?
📈Return on Influence
💰Lobbying
🗳️Campaign Donations
⚔️Partisanship
✨Intangible Value

(not investment advice)

🧵 (0/X) Full Paper📕

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Sep 7, 2022 16 tweets 5 min read
New Paper: Liquid Venture Capital 🌊🦄

🦄Can VC returns be replicated with public equities?

🌊What role should liquid innovation assets (innovation stocks and crypto) play in the portfolio?

🤖We tackle this using venture deal data, AI, and quant.

(not investment advice)

🧵 (0/14) Full Paper Here 📚

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(see full disclaimers in paper)
Apr 27, 2022 14 tweets 5 min read
New Paper: Investing in Innovation 🚀

What to do about bombed out "innovation stocks"?
🪦Death of Innovation
📜Two Centuries of Patents
🏭Investing in Innovation
🍱Innovation as an Asset Class
💬Avoiding Bubbles

(not investment advice)

🧵 (0/12) Full Paper Here📚

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Oct 26, 2021 11 tweets 5 min read
October's Paper: Brand in the Influencer Era 🤳

Using social media to measure brand strength:
🗽Democratizing Influence
🥳Brand Personality
💎Strong Brands
🎇Brand Networks
🌎Sustainable Brands
🧘Millennial Brands

(Not investment advice)
🧵 📚 Full paper here

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Jun 30, 2021 12 tweets 4 min read
June's research paper: Intangible Value ✨

Can value investing strategies be improved by adding intangible assets?
👾 The Asset-Light Economy
🔮 The Dark Matter of Finance
🏰 Intangible Moats
📉 The Disruption of Value
👨‍🎓 Fixing the "Value Factor"

(Not investment advice)

🧵 (0/10) Full paper here 📘

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Apr 6, 2021 12 tweets 4 min read
New paper: Searching for Superstars 🌟
• Ability to attract talent is a moat 🏰
• Companies hiring talent from elite competitors and universities outperform 📈
• Company social networks / PageRank 🕸️
• March Madness-themed bonus section 🏀

(not investment advice)

Thread 🧵 (0/10) Full paper here:

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