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Introducing our new portfolio review service for professionals
The vast majority of pensions funds, charities, endowments and other institutional portfolios have underperformed the market for decades. The way to stop the rot is to have an independent portfolio review, reduce fees and complexity, and increase diversification. From today, that’s precisely what TEBI is offering. As anyone who’s read The...
Star stock pickers exist, but do they add value?
By LARRY SWEDROE For decades, academics and practitioners alike have been searching for evidence of star stock pickers — skilful money managers who genuinely add value. But they’ve had little success in finding persistence beyond the randomly expected. In their...
Louise Cooper: Women should play to their strengths
Five things investors need to know 4. WOMEN SHOULD PLAY TO THEIR STRENGTHS LOUISE COOPER is a financial journalist. She has been a BBC radio presenter and writes for several national newspapers. In this series, she discusses five important...
Factors in focus: Size (3/5)
One of the most popular investment factors is size, or, more specifically, small size. Research has shown that, in the long run, stocks with a small market capitalisation will outperform those with a large market cap. Alongside market risk and value,...
The role of short sellers in market efficiency
By LARRY SWEDROE There is a large body of academic research into the information contained in short-selling activity. These include the 2016 study The Shorting Premium and Asset Pricing Anomalies, the 2017 study Stock Loan Fees, Private Information, and Smart...
Why SJP’s latest value assessment still doesn’t cut it
As the recent damning review by the Financial Conduct Authority of its Assessment of Value regime shows, most UK fund managers just aren’t getting the message on value for money. St James’s Place was one of the firms we criticised last...
Cryptocurrencies: Do they serve the public interest?
The missing ingredient in the debate over cryptocurrencies to date has been the public interest, according to the organisation dedicated to promoting financial stability via cooperation among the world’s central banks. In its annual economic report, the Swiss-based Bank for International...
