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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...
Moira Somers: Why we get so stressed about money
“Regardless of income level,” says Dr Moira Somers in the latest TEBI Podcast, “in survey after survey on the causes of mental stress, money tops the list every time, beating relationships, health or job concerns. We tend to stress about money to an...
US version of Investing: The Evidence released
We are pleased to announce the release of a US version of our highly acclaimed documentary, Investing: The Evidence. The film is 45 minutes long and sets out the basic principles of evidence-evidence-based investing. It also explains the importance of investor discipline and...
How to pick all of tomorrow’s winning stocks
Yes, the cost of index funds is (or at least should be) a huge attraction. But another advantage of them that’s often overlooked is that they are the ultimate diversifier. As Jack Bogle once put it, indexers don’t look for needles; they...
If only financial regulators could ditch the foxtrot
I call it the financial regulation foxtrot. Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. They do nothing but talk, for years on end, about making asset management fairer and more transparent. Suddenly, as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority did two years ago, they get all...
Higher conviction could exacerbate active managers’ problems
Hardly a day goes by without someone suggesting a cure for the ills of active fund management. Cutting fees seems the obvious solution to me if the industry wants to stem the flow of assets out of actively managed funds. Simply trading...
Elroy Dimson on the most important lesson from market history
The problem with getting to the truth about investing is that everyone in the industry has some sort of vested interest. I often find myself wondering how much better informed investors would be if, instead of always seeking the opinions of people with...
