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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...
#SFTW: Railways, cars & dotcoms — unmissable opportunities you were better off missing
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND Opportunities For most investors, buying individual stocks is a bad idea for a number of reasons. But there’s growing evidence that newly listed companies in particular are worth avoiding. New listings inevitably receive a disproportionate amount of media attention;...
Why are new listings so volatile?
For most investors, buying individual stocks is a bad idea for a number of reasons. But there’s growing evidence that newly listed companies in particular are worth avoiding.
New from TEBI — articles for evidence-based advisers
I’ve been asked by several advisory firms over the last few months whether I’d be willing to write articles or blog posts for them. I’ve always said no, but I’ve now had a sufficient number of enquiries to make me change my...
On average we’re average. Get over it
People often struggle with the concept of average. Particularly us Anglo-Saxons. It’s instilled in us from an early age that we must do our best — and be the best we can at whatever it is we do. If you’re anything less...
Pssst! Want to know active managers’ secret sauce?
Jack Bogle once described fund management as an industry built on witchcraft. OK, even I would admit he was being a little harsh there, but you can see the point he was making. Those who manage, sell or advocate using active funds...
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...
