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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...
Why forestry could be the root of sustainable investing
With ESG investing, it can sometimes be hard to see the wood from the trees. But sustainable forestry could offer the ultimate ‘hedge’ against inflation, given its predictable cash flows. Trees continue to grow no matter what is going on in the...
14 things we learned from Eugene Fama’s latest interview
Nobel laureate Eugene Fama gave a rare interview yesterday, and it’s well worth watching. Professor Fama is best known for his empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing and the efficient market hypothesis. He was interviewed at the Booth School of Business...
Media fund tips — a case study
If you have ever acted, like I have, on a fund tip in the media, please take a few minutes to read this article. Believe me, it could save you a fortune. Funds are promoted in the media all the time. Journalists...
Vanguard vs Dimensional: Who has delivered higher returns?
Vanguard and Dimensional Fund Advisors are both good fund managers — albeit with two very different methodologies. Investors should be able to achieve good outcomes with either one or the other, or a combination of the two. But which of them, Vanguard...
It’s time to invest IN the future, not just for it
In the past few months, multiple governments – both national and regional – have declared a climate emergency. Canada has done so. The Welsh Government did in April. Even Pope Francis has, saying that a failure to urgently reduce greenhouse gases would...
Robin’s Reads, Week 44, 2019
Week 44. By ROBIN POWELL INVESTING Investors giving up on the value premium are making a classic mistake (Larry Swedroe) There’s a strong case for global diversification (and yes, for US investors too) (Victor Haghani & James White) Who delivers higher...
