Episode description
Episode description
Our guest this week is Lawrence Hamtil. Lawrence is a principal at Fortune Financial Advisors, an independent Registered Investment Advisor firm he co-founded in 2008. He provides financial advice and investment management services to the firm’s high-net-worth clients. Lawrence came to our attention on social media, where he can be found on twitter at @lhamtil. A prolific researcher and excellent writer, Lawrence frequently publishes investments research and commentary on Fortune Financial’s blog. His research has covered a lot of ground, but a few topics have gained him a following, including his work on the role of sectors and industries in explaining stocks returns; the low-volatility phenomenon; sin stocks; equal-weighted portfolios; and more. Lawrence is a graduate of Rockhurst University..
Background and Influences
Fortune Financial advisor blog
Lawrence Hamtil’s twitter account @lhamtil
“Contrarian Investment Ideas” by David Dreman; May 18, 1998
“Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” by Phil Fisher; Jan. 1, 1960
Value Investing and Inflation
“Who Killed Value?” by William Bernstein; Efficient Frontier blog
Equal-Weighting and Inflation
“The Inflation Advantage of Equal Weight” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; Aug. 28, 2018
Sectors and Industries: Importance to Stock Returns
Financial Advisor Conflicts
“Breaking Down 50 Years of Industry Data” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; Jan. 17, 2020
“Is Risk a Function of Sector or Size?” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; Jan. 22, 2019
“The Perils of Sector Bias” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; Oct. 29, 2018
“The Compelling Case for Mid Cap Stocks” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; June 27, 2019
Low-Volatility Factor
“Compendium of Low Volatility Articles” by Lawrence Hamtil; Fortune Financial blog; July 22, 2019
Andrew Miller’s Twitter account @millerak42
Sin Stocks