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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...
Thematic funds: good stories, poor investments
Investment themes are very much in vogue. Pick up any investment magazine or the money section of a Sunday newspaper and you’ll see what we mean. Robotics, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, healthcare and green technology are some of today’s “hot” themes. It’s anyone’s...
SPAC or spam?
SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been one of Wall Street’s hottest products in the last year or so. But do they make good investments? LARRY SWEDROE has been looking at the evidence. A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is...
The great inflation debate
Inflation is on the rise, and that’s bad news for everyone, not least investors. The question economists are grappling with is whether it’s just a blip or the start of a long-term trend. The debate of the year so far in financial...
Is value making a comeback?
Whisper it gently: value funds have been on a little winning streak. That’s right, we haven’t said that for a long time. So, is this the start of a sustained comeback for the value premium? Or is it a false dawn? Or...
Why do smart people do dumb things?
By LARRY SWEDROE “If you want to see the greatest threat to your financial future, go home and take a look in...
What can you do about bubbles and crashes?
There have always been economic booms and busts and, sooner or later, stock markets are bound to crash. The key question for investors is: what, if anything can you do about it? How can you build a portfolio to withstand a...
