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It’s one of the most famous books on investing ever written. It’s sold more than two million copies. The investment philosophy set out in...

You are probably familiar with the gender pay gap — the fact that women are often paid less than men for doing the same job. But another...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Charles Dickens, A Tale...

New research identifies active fund managers as a community under threat. In this video, we talked to King's College London academic...

By ROBIN POWELL There has been so much said and written in recent years about active and passive investing. Rightly so — it's an...

Robin writes: Sadly, we've come to the end of our podcast series Second Lives . In it, my co-author Jonathan Hollow has been exploring...

By ROBIN POWELL It's human nature to seek shortcuts. Throughout our evolutionary history, conserving energy when food resources were...

There are a number of factors that hold women back when trying to invest. As King's College London academic Dr. YLVA BAECKSTRÖM discusses in this video, these range from confidence issues all the way to systemic inequalities within the financial system. TRANSCRIPT Robin Powell: This might seem strange, but arguably the biggest risk that investors face is not taking enough risk. To build a sufficiently large retirement pot, you need to invest in equities. But the data show tha

Thematic funds have become very popular in recent years, especially with the rise of sectors like AI, clean energy and biotechnology. ...

Narratives drive behaviour in all areas of life, and investing is no exception. In this video, Warwick Business School's Professor...

Market efficiency is the idea that security prices, such as stocks and bonds, generally reflect all publicly available information. The...

There is a common misconception that one's home can serve as an effective pension fund. In this video, financial journalist NORMA COHEN...

By ROBIN POWELL Daniel Kahneman, whose death was announced this week, was one of the most influential psychologists of the modern era....

What do investors need to think about when choosing a fund to invest in? Many fund management companies advertise based on past...

Robin writes: An aspect of investing that constantly surprises me is how obsessed we all our with stock prices. We’re always hearing and...

Compound interest is one of the most important things that an investor can understand. In this video, financial journalist NORMA COHEN...

Learning from investment history is far more useful than relying on personal experience. In this short video, behavioural finance expert...

I’ve lost count of the times that seasoned market commentators have cautioned against investing in US equities in recent years. Yet...

Robin writes: It's time for the latest in our podcast series Second Lives, in which my co-author JONATHAN HOLLOW has been interviewing...

The investment objectives of most investors are best served by a long-term approach; and yet the asset management industry often has a...