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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...
Look who’s bankrolling the Brexit campaign
I don’t want to get involved in the Brexit debate. I’m firmly in the Remain camp but I respect the views of those who aren’t. That said, the funding of the Leave campaign does raise serious questions about the political influence wielded by...
#SFTW: How’s smart beta going down in China?
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND China We’re going to see dramatic changes in the global investment industry over the next few years. China. First, as you would expect me to say, the massive shift we’re witnessing in the US from expensive, actively managed funds...
China — evidence-based investing’s next frontier
We’re going to see dramatic changes in the global investment industry over the next few years. Next frontier. First, as you would expect me to say, the massive shift we’re witnessing in the US from expensive, actively managed funds to low-cost, index-style...
Mark Hebner — a man on a mission to change the way we invest
Mark Hebner can safely be described as one of the pioneers of evidence-based investing. Mark is the founder and President of Index Fund Advisors, based in California, and is a respected speaker, news contributor and investment educator. He says his life mission...
Active management — the industry that grew too fat
Cancer Research conducted a survey a couple of years ago which found that 90% of people who are clinically obese don’t think they have a weight problem. To be honest, I wasn’t particularly surprised. Thankfully I’m still safely inside the “marginally overweight” category,...
Why active funds make less sense now than ever
Think of a product. Literally any product — razor blades, phones, TVs, cookers, caravans, anything. Then think back to what they were like 10 or 20 years ago. If you’re old enough, try to remember them 30 or 40 years ago. Chances...
