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What is evidence-based investing?
Nobody can establish who first used the phrase 'evidence-based investing', and no regulator defines it. Robin Powell, who was given the name by Larry Swedroe in 2015 and is sometimes wrongly credited with coining it, sets out what it actually means: four tests of what counts as evidence, borrowed from a medical parallel that hit the same crisis twelve years ago. Including where he goes further than a global tracker, and why he holds that position less firmly than he used to.
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Very few active funds outperform in the long run
Many investors who choose active funds do so with the intention of "beating the market". In this video, TIM EDWARDS of S&P Dow Jones...
Robin Powell
Jan 29, 20242 min read
Reframing investment risk
Reframing investment risk is one of the most powerful mental shifts an investor can make. In this video, behavioural finance expert Joe...
Robin Powell
Jan 29, 20244 min read
Do big bets by active managers pay off for their investors?
We often hear about the benefits of using a high-conviction fund manager. But, as ROBIN POWELL explains in his latest article for...
Robin Powell
Jan 26, 20242 min read
Commission-free trading and lottery stocks
On October 1, 2019, Charles Schwab announced commission-free trading in stocks, ETFs and options trades. Other online broker rivals...
Robin Powell
Jan 24, 20245 min read
"Look what you could have won!"
By ROBIN POWELL Every week, without fail, the weekend papers suggest different funds to invest in, and the case for doing so always seems...
Robin Powell
Jan 22, 20243 min read
What should you do in a bear market?
In the event of a bear market, it can be hard for investors to figure out how they should act. However, the principles behind successful...
Robin Powell
Jan 22, 20243 min read
The wisdom of the crowd
The wisdom of the crowd is one of the most important concepts in investing. In this video, Robin Powell speaks to behavioural finance...
Robin Powell
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Inflated expectations deflate our happiness
“We might have higher incomes, more wealth, and bigger homes — but it’s all so quickly smothered by inflated expectations.” — Morgan...
Robin Powell
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Paralympian turned financial planner Scott Moorhouse on living with purpose
Robin writes: It’s time for the latest in our podcast series Second Lives, in which my co-author JONATHAN HOLLOW looks at the different...
Robin Powell
Jan 16, 202419 min read
What does Consumer Duty mean for clients of advisers?
The UK financial regulator recently introduced new rules, known as the Consumer Duty, requiring financial advice firms to ensure that...
Robin Powell
Jan 16, 20242 min read
Will investment returns be lower in the future?
It's important to keep a realistic mindset when investing, and it's important to be prepared for the fact that investment returns may be...
Robin Powell
Jan 15, 20243 min read
Sequence of returns, the cruellest risk of all
Sequence of returns risk is one of the most challenging financial risks we face, for two reasons. First, an unfavourable sequence of...
Robin Powell
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Are you drifting towards retirement?
Robin writes: Life can be pretty full-on in middle age. People find themselves juggling several demanding roles, both at work and at...
Robin Powell
Jan 10, 20248 min read
Prediction addiction: Do you suffer from it?
Robin writes: I believe it was Jason Zweig from the Wall Street Journal who coined the phrase prediction addiction. Whoever came up with...
Robin Powell
Jan 9, 20242 min read
What did investors learn from the Neil Woodford scandal?
Neil Woodford was hailed as a high-profile "star" fund manager after outperforming the market for a number of years. In June 2019...
Robin Powell
Jan 8, 20243 min read
Good news stories are happening all the time
Robin writes: Something I hear increasingly often are comments such as these.: “The news is so depressing,” “The news is one bad news...
Robin Powell
Jan 5, 20243 min read
Burton Malkiel: Why the Dow Jones failed to become the go-to index
The publication of BURTON MALKIEL’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street in 1973 sparked a growing interest in index investing, and, three...
Robin Powell
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Seven steps to better returns without predicting the future
So now we know. The financial pages and investment magazines have been full of tips on how to enjoy better returns in 2024, so all we...
Robin Powell
Jan 2, 20241 min read
2024 will be full of surprises
By ROBIN POWELL This is the time for New Year predictions, so here’s mine: 2024 will be full of surprises. But please don’t ask me what...
Robin Powell
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Burton Malkiel: Why it took so long for passive to triumph
BURTON MALKIEL’s , first published in 1973, was one of the first books to identify buy-and-hold indexing as the most logical option for...
Robin Powell
Dec 28, 20234 min read
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