Dr. George Athanassakos argues that interest rates bottomed out in 2016 and have been trending upwards since then and there is nothing any politician, including Mr. Trump, can do to change this in his latest article titled “Sorry Mr. Trump, interest rates are on a long-term rising trend“, published in the Globe and Mail (Report…
Dr. George Athanassakos argues that flat line is the most likely scenario for the stock market over the next ten years, given that reversion to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in the stock market, and this will benefit actively managed money at the expense of passive investing in his latest article…
Dr. George Athanassakos participated in an interview with BNN Bloomberg to discuss his views on why institutional behaviour, central bank policy and investor sentiment all play a role in determining whether the January Effect materializes. ► Read Interview ► Watch Interview on Youtube
Dr. George Athanassakos argues that history offers little support for market optimism regarding the long-term stock performance of high asset-growing companies in his latest article titled “Issues to consider about high-growth stocks“, published in the Globe and Mail (Report on Business), p. B8. The article also appeared in Globe Investor Magazine Online, under the title…
In his latest article, Dr. George Athanassakos argues that the typical strength of stocks at the beginning of the year is not a slam dunk. It all depends on institutional investors’ expectations of the year ahead. And the news on this front is not good, as the market has been driven to record height levels…
Dr. George Athanassakos discusses why there is little doubt in his mind that reckoning in financial markets is nigh and his belief that this is unavoidable and the result of investors, the markets and the governments believing that “this time is different” in his latest article titled “Three ugly truths that keep me up at…
Violeta Spyropoulou, Head of Equities at Eurobank Asset Management, Athens, Greece shared her investing knowledge and experience with Dr. Athanassakos’ Value Investing Class.
Dr. George Athanassakos profiles and discusses Advanced Drainage System, a Buffett like stock, in his latest article “This stock pick of my Ivey value investing students would make Warren Buffett proud” which appeared in Globe Investor Magazine Online. He believes ADS is a great company, but as of right now, there is not much of…
The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing (Europe), in collaboration with the Greek Centre for Value Investing and Spain’s MAPFRE Insurance Company, held its 5th European Value Investing Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on October 14, 2025. The Conference was sponsored by Banco BPI Grupo Caixa Bank, Centre for the Advancement of Value Investing Education, Eurobank S.A., Eurolife FFH, Fiscal.ai, MAPFRE AM, National and Kapodistrian…
No matter how one looks at the price-to-earning ratio, trailing or forward, the U.S stock market seems to be overvalued right now. However, Dr. George Athanassakos argues that the market looks particularly overvalued if one focuses on the trailing P/E in his latest Globe & Mail article titled “Trailing or forward: Which P/E ratio measures…