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A simple, quick and effective approach to quantitative fundamental analysisThe Lazy Fundamental Analyst presents a collection of strategies based on the application of quantitative analysis to fundamentals-based investing. It will appeal to anyone looking for simple, effective and low-risk investing strategies.The strategies are organised by ten business sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Telecommunication Service and Utilities. For each sector a strategy is proposed for large capitalisations (companies in the S&P 500 Index) and another is given for small capitalisations (companies in the Russell 2000 index).For each sector, and each strategy, Fred Piard explains how to follow his ''lazy'' approach to choose stocks by using only a couple of financial ratios. The strategies eschew detailed due diligence of companies and markets - instead they rely on applying quant

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This book provides straightforward quantitative strategies that any investor can implement with little work using simple, free or low-cost tools and services.But what exactly is quantitative investing?There are various possible definitions of quantitative investing, but the author defines it as:Identifying reasonable and measurable hypotheses about behaviours of the financial market so as to make investment decisions with an acceptable confidence in expected returns and risks.The main advantages in using quantitative models are that they:- make the investment process independent of opinions and emotions (the most important factor for an individual investor), and- make it reproducible by anyone at any time (the most important factor for a fund)With a set of good strategies, quantitative investing allows one to act in the market at specific pre-planned times. It is possible to work on this just once a week or month, and ignore charts

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