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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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Burton Malkiel: How passive investing won the argument
In 1973, a book was published that helped to change investing forever. It was called A Random Walk Down Wall Street , and its author was...
Robin Powell
Dec 22, 20235 min read
What fraction of the fund manager universe is truly gifted?
“…sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast .”– The White Queen, Through the Looking Glass Should an...
Robin Powell
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Which country has the best fund managers?
Active fund managers all over the world have been struggling to outperform their benchmarks for a very long time. But which country has...
Robin Powell
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Jonathan Clements: What I've learned about life and money
Wall Street Journal legend Jonathan Clements spent decades teaching Americans to save. In this in-depth interview, he talks candidly about frugality, spending in retirement, and what he's learned about using money well.
Robin Powell
Dec 14, 202323 min read
Death cleaning: Embrace your mortality like a Swede
Robin writes: I spend a fair amount of time in Sweden these days, and the Swedish character has really grown on me. Swedes, for instance,...
Robin Powell
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Private equity is hot, hot, hot — but is it worth investing in?
If you've read the financial pages in recent months you will doubtless have seen plenty of articles about private equity. Investing in...
Robin Powell
Dec 12, 20232 min read
When markets fall, resist the urge to act
When markets start to fall, many investors feel the urge to act rashly. As Oxford Risk's GREG DAVIES says in this video though, the best...
Robin Powell
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Mindfulness, money and investing
Robin writes: I've been practising mindfulness since the Covid-19 pandemic. I'll be honest, I struggled with it at first, and there were...
Robin Powell
Dec 6, 20238 min read
14 lessons Charlie Munger taught us
The word legend is overused. But in the case of the businessman, investor and philanthropist Charlie Munger, the description is entirely...
Robin Powell
Dec 5, 20238 min read
During bear markets, it pays to sit tight
Developing an understanding of market history is one of the most valuable things that an investor can do. Though the past does not...
Robin Powell
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Is it time to ditch the value factor?
By ROBIN POWELL As Eugene Fama and Kenneth French famously demonstrated in 1992, value stocks have outperformed growth stocks over the...
Robin Powell
Nov 30, 20235 min read
Three disadvantages female investors face
The good news is, research shows that female investors often make better investors than men. The bad news, as ROBIN POWELL explains, is...
Robin Powell
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Do active fund managers add value?
Active strategies are still hugely popular amongst investors. Despite their popularity though, the evidence shows that very few of these...
Robin Powell
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Hogwarts Finance: how investment wizardry is failing US retirees
By ROBIN POWELL There are very few human activities in which those with no expertise and no previous experience can outperform highly...
Robin Powell
Nov 23, 20233 min read
Why fund industry marketing is so seductive
For decades, fund industry marketing was hugely successful. Fund houses would invest tens of millions of pounds every year on getting...
Robin Powell
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Second Lives: Taking risks with investigative journalism
Robin writes: In this latest episode of our "Second Lives" podcast series, JONATHAN HOLLOW sits down with ROZINA BREEN, the CEO and...
Robin Powell
Nov 20, 202314 min read
How to stay disciplined during crashes and corrections
As uncomfortable as they can be, crashes and corrections are a big part of equity investing. It's natural to start worrying when the...
Robin Powell
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Are hedge funds the answer in this market environment?
Hedge funds have been trounced by low-cost index funds since the global financial crisis. But some commentators say we've entered a new...
Robin Powell
Nov 16, 20232 min read
How to get your affairs in order
Robin writes: As anyone who’s been through it knows, the grief of losing a parent can be very hard to cope with. Remember that your own...
Robin Powell
Nov 14, 20237 min read
Another dire SPIVA report for UK and EU funds
The Mid-Year 2023 SPIVA report for Europe has just been published, and it makes pretty grim reading for fund managers in the UK and in...
Robin Powell
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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