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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...
Leaving the pits
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY The coronavirus crisis has caused people significant concern. They’re worried not only about their health, but about their wealth and their income, as well as the wider economy. There has even been talk of the recession...
The one number that really matters
By NICK MAGGIULLI What is the most important number in personal finance? I used to think it was net worth, or possibly liquid net worth, but I have since come to the conclusion that these measures have some serious limitations. Net worth, for...
The drawbacks with ANTs (active non-transparent ETFs)
The fund management industry loves its product innovations. So does the financial media — not least because they provide something new to write about. But what are we to make of ANTs, the newest kid on the asset management block? Actively managed non-transparent...
Ten simple ways to improve your returns
Warren Buffett once said: “The business schools reward difficult complex behaviour more than simple behaviour, but simple behaviour is more effective.” One of the areas where this is absolutely true is investing. The financial industry and, to some extent, the financial media,...
Boohoo teaches ESG investors a lesson
It’s been a month to forget for the UK online fashion company Boohoo. The company has seen a huge increase in sales during the lockdown. But a report in the Sunday Times it’s been hit by claims that workers at a Leicester...
The performance of active management during the COVID crisis
By LARRY SWEDROE Despite its well-documented, long-lasting, and persistent underperformance, the active management industry still controls about half of all assets under management. A possible explanation for its continued popularity is that investors are willing to tolerate underperformance because they believe...
