Nir Kaissar, Columnist

Picking Stocks Is Hard. It's Harder With Growth.

The most revered pickers have been value investors for a reason.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Picking stocks is famously difficult. But just how difficult is one of the oldest arguments in finance.

New York Times columnist Jeff Sommer reopened the debate last week with a piece describing a recent study by an Arizona State University business professor, Hendrik Bessembinder.