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What keeps me going
By ROBIN POWELL When my Regis Media colleagues and I started producing content for financial advice firms, one of our first clients was Chas Boinske, President of Independence Advisors in Pennsylvania. As well as working together, we’ve become good friends over the years, and I’m full of admiration for the work that...
A higher intelligence
By LARRY SWEDROE There is one thing stronger than all the armies of the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo For many years, a group of higher beings had...
Should you buy an active Vanguard fund?
By ROBIN POWELL A question I’m often asked is, “Should I buy an active Vanguard fund?” Of course, low-cost funds are absolutely the way to go. Generally speaking, the less you pay to invest, the more you keep for yourself. But...
Does carry trading work?
Active money managers use all sorts of trading strategies to try to boost their returns. One such strategy is carry trading. A carry trade is a trading strategy that involves borrowing at a low interest rate and investing in an asset that provides a...
The key to controlling your spending
CARL RICHARDS is an expert on money-related behaviour and on how to avoid the costly mistakes that people commonly make. In this series, we’re asking him about different aspects of money, and how we can modify our behaviour to enjoy a greater...
A little knowledge can be dangerous
By JONATHAN CLEMENTS To manage our money better, often we don’t need to know more. Instead, we need to unlearn what we think we already know. Here are just some of the things that, at various points in my 35-year investing...
An investment lesson from the US election
By PATRICK CAIRNS It has been said many times in the lead up to the US election how polarised American politics has become. Democrats and Republicans appear to be living in two different worlds, unable to agree on anything. If one...
