A Professor’s Stock Picks
March 27, 2024 - Equity Premium, Individual Gurus, Investing Expertise
Does finance professor David Kass, who presents annual lists of stock picks on Seeking Alpha, make good selections? To investigate, we consider his picks of:
- “10 Stocks for 2020”: APPL, BAC, BRK-A, WBD, JPM, MSFT, OXY, PH, SWK, STNE
- “16 Stocks For 2021”: GOOG, ABBV, AMZN, APPL, BAC, BRK-A, CABO, CHTR, LSXMK, META, MU, MSFT, PCG, PSTH, RBAC, RH
- “12 Stocks For 2022”: GOOG, AMZN, APPL, BAC, BRK-A, CVS, GPN, META, MSFT, NU, NVDA, TECK
- “10 Stocks For 2023”: ATVI, APPL, BRK-A, CVX, DHR, HSY, KHC, OXY, PEP, PGR
We compare the average return for stocks picks each year with that for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) for the same year as a benchmark. Using dividend-adjusted returns from Yahoo!Finance for SPY and most stock picks and returns from Barchart.com and Investing.com for three picks during their selection years, we find that: Keep Reading