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How much passive investing is too much?
Warnings that index funds have broken the stock market all imply a threshold: a share of the market at which price discovery fails. Nobody making the argument names it. Owen Lamont, writing in the Financial Analysts Journal, argues that no such number exists short of complete passive ownership, and that what actually determines whether prices stay informative is who is left doing the trading. His case, the strongest peer-reviewed research against it, and what the performance
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Introducing our new portfolio review service for professionals
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
William Bernstein: Investing is half mathematics, half Shakespeare
One of the smartest advocates of low-cost, evidence-based investing is the neurologist-turned-investment-adviser William Bernstein. He is...
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Jul 12, 20234 min read
Is downside protection an actual thing?
Welcome back to Room 101, our new series of short videos for The Investing Show. Each video looks at a different product or service the...
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Jul 11, 20231 min read
Be more intentional with your money with these five tips
Mindful spending is a concept that is gaining recognition as a way for us to be more intentional about how we spend our money. So what...
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Jul 6, 20234 min read
The banking crisis is more like S&L crisis than the GFC
The global financial crisis was such a major event — and still so relatively recent — that there’s a tendency to view every new crisis...
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Jul 4, 20233 min read
Four ways to ease the burden on your family when you die
Losing someone close can be very stressful, and that's often compounded by having to deal with the money-related issues entailed. Here...
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Jun 30, 20234 min read
Getting started: How do I invest tax efficiently?
If you’re new to investing, one of the most important things you need to think about is how to invest tax efficiently. As Jonathan Hollow...
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Jun 28, 20231 min read
Why is the gender pensions gap so wide?
The gender pensions gap is a scandal, and it’s a problem the world over. In the UK, a recent government report showed that women’s...
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Jun 27, 20238 min read
Lessons in life and investing from the late Harry Markowitz
Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz was a giant of academic finance. But ROBIN POWELL will remember him as a kind and humble man who put his...
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Jun 26, 20234 min read
How to follow your dreams in your 40s
Robin writes: Be honest, how much do you enjoy your work? If you genuinely love it and want to carry on doing what you’re doing now until...
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Jun 23, 202318 min read
The power of long-term thinking in investing and in life
Long-term thinking is a key component of successful investing. But, in his latest post for rockwealth Brighton , ROBIN POWELL explains...
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Jun 22, 20231 min read
How to prioritise your spending
The key to successful budgeting is not to limit what you spend, but to prioritise your spending. So what's the best way to go about it?...
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Jun 20, 20234 min read
Moira O'Neill: Three investment mistakes you need to avoid
Yes, it’s almost that time of year again, when the All-England Tennis Championships turn us — for two weeks only — into raving tennis...
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Jun 19, 20233 min read
Buffett's right — investors today are gloriously lucky
Most of us have no choice but to invest in equities. To fund the lifestyles we aspire to, and to ensure we have enough money to last us...
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Jun 16, 20234 min read
How accurate do active predictions need to be?
Whether or not an active fund manager outperforms depends, ultimately, on the accuracy of their predictions about which stocks, styles or...
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Jun 14, 20233 min read
Getting started: How much risk should I be taking?
Welcome back to Getting Started , our new video series for first-time investors with Jonathan Hollow. In the first video , Jonathan...
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Jun 13, 20231 min read
Money and relationships: how to work better as a team
Money can be one of the biggest sources of conflict in a relationship, so how can couples work better on their finances together? Money...
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Jun 10, 20234 min read
Stock market pundits are for entertainment only
Stock market pundits are everywhere! CNBC, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter... wherever you look, there's someone telling you to buy this or sell...
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Jun 7, 20231 min read
The 60/40 portfolio: dead and buried or alive and well?
I've read several times lately that the traditional 60:40 portfolio — in other words, 60% equities and 40% bonds — is dead. If it’s true,...
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Jun 6, 20239 min read
Think you're an above-average investor? You may be overconfident
One of the most destructive behavioural biases that investors are prone to is overconfidence. Simply put, we think we’re far better at it...
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Jun 5, 20233 min read
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