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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...
How to become a millionaire, Part 2
By ANDREW HALLAM Many charlatans want you to believe you can “trade your way” to big stock market profits. They’ll say, “all you need is our specific trading method.” In this video, I provide evidence that this is bunk. I also...
The illusion of alpha in active bond management
By LARRY SWEDROE Over the past 20 years, active fixed income (FI) managers have tended to deliver returns in excess of their benchmarks. This has generated a popular notion that while active investing in equities is a loser’s game, active bond...
Planning for life’s rich tapestry
If you asked the average person to define a financial plan, chances are they’ll nominate an investment strategy. And for many people who call themselves advisers, that’s what it amounts to, more or less. But a real financial plan is so...
How long will the dividend drought last?
Dividend payments have come under close scrutiny during the coronavirus crisis. For many savers and investors, dividends are an important source of income. But with whole sectors of the economy effectively mothballed as a result of the lockdown, companies around the world...
No emergency fund? Start one now
By JASON BUTLER As many people are finding out from the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to cope with a sudden drop in income or an unexpected bill is one of the key elements of financial wellbeing. This means having some cash...
Isolate yourself from coronavirus scams
By LESLEY GREGORY You could never accuse scammers of letting a crisis go to waste. If there’s a gap to exploit while people are anxious or distracted, they’ll find it. And COVID is no exception. Coronavirus scams have become a huge...
