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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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Money and relationships: how to work better as a team
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Robin Powell
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Stock market pundits are for entertainment only
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The 60/40 portfolio: dead and buried or alive and well?
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Robin Powell
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A new video series for first-time investors
Welcome to a new series of videos for first-time investors from The Evidence-Based Investor — Getting Started with Jonathan Hollow. As...
Robin Powell
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Tactical allocation funds have been stinkers — Morningstar
Tactical allocation sounds great. Who wouldn’t want an expert fund manager, or team of managers, moving their money between different...
Robin Powell
May 31, 20234 min read
Is choice a blessing or a curse for active fund returns?
When we read about the “benefits” of active fund management, it usually boils down to choice. In other words, while passive fund mangers...
Robin Powell
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Three ways gratitude can improve your financial wellbeing
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Robin Powell
May 29, 20233 min read
The 4% Rule: How reliable is it?
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Lack of persistence suggests performance owes much to luck
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Robin Powell
May 25, 20232 min read
Introducing Second Lives, a brand new podcast series from TEBI
Since 2016, The TEBI Podcast has interviewed the great and the good from the world of investing, money management and personal finance....
Robin Powell
May 23, 202323 min read
True financial freedom is having enough
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Robin Powell
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Have you read our award-winning book?
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Robin Powell
May 17, 20231 min read
Active outperformance: is it luck or skill?
When an active manager outperforms, is it down to luck or skill? The simple answer is that it’s very hard to tell, especially over...
Robin Powell
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The active managers who invest their own money passively
Robin writes: The latest Episode of The Investing Show , powered by Timeline, features an extraordinary new study by researchers at...
Robin Powell
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Robin Powell
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Robin Powell
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Active managers perform better when they're on holiday
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Robin Powell
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Protecting the elderly from financial abuse
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May 2, 20233 min read
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