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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...
Why investing is more like golf than football
Every investor should know what game they are playing in the market.
Thematic funds: good stories, poor investments
Investment themes are very much in vogue. Pick up any investment magazine or the money section of a Sunday newspaper and you’ll see what we mean. Robotics, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, healthcare and green technology are some of today’s “hot” themes. It’s anyone’s...
SPAC or spam?
SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been one of Wall Street’s hottest products in the last year or so. But do they make good investments? LARRY SWEDROE has been looking at the evidence. A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is...
The great inflation debate
Inflation is on the rise, and that’s bad news for everyone, not least investors. The question economists are grappling with is whether it’s just a blip or the start of a long-term trend. The debate of the year so far in financial...
Is value making a comeback?
Whisper it gently: value funds have been on a little winning streak. That’s right, we haven’t said that for a long time. So, is this the start of a sustained comeback for the value premium? Or is it a false dawn? Or...
Why do smart people do dumb things?
By LARRY SWEDROE “If you want to see the greatest threat to your financial future, go home and take a look in...
