top of page
BLOG
News, views and analysis
The Evidence-Based Investor a proud partner with
FEATURED POST
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.
Robin Powell
Search
Will peak passive help or hinder active managers?
Robin Writes: Some say we may be reaching peak passive — the point at which the extraordinary rise in popularity low-cost index funds...
Robin Powell
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Stories almost always trump statistics
By JOACHIM KLEMENT We would like to think that investors use all the information available to them to make investment decisions. This is...
Robin Powell
Feb 16, 20233 min read
Why investors repeat the same mistakes
By JOE WIGGINS I started my investment career in 2004. Although equity markets had begun their recovery from the damage wrought by the...
Robin Powell
Feb 14, 20233 min read
Five ways to get better with money in 2023
With the start of a new year, you can now put the past behind you, writes JASON BUTLER. You can start again and have a sense of hope and...
Robin Powell
Feb 11, 20234 min read
UK investors have paid a price for ignoring America
It can't be said often enough that, for all investors, global diversification is critical. And yet, the world over, investors have an...
Robin Powell
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Paul Lewis: the financial industry is not your friend
Robin writes: Looking back, and knowing what I do now, I’m embarrassed at how naïve I used to be about the financial industry, and how...
Robin Powell
Feb 3, 20236 min read
UK investors are still too heavily concentrated in UK assets
UK investors have a world of opportunities at their fingertips. It has never been easier to gain exposure to share and bonds markets...
Robin Powell
Jan 30, 20232 min read
Study sheds light on cognitive dissonance in active management
What do active fund managers really think of active management? And do they invest their own money in actively managed funds? The...
Robin Powell
Jan 25, 20235 min read
Beware: even cash and bonds can land you in a fix
Now that interest rates have risen, fixed-rate bonds and bank deposits are looking attractive again. But investors shouldn’t...
Robin Powell
Jan 24, 20234 min read
Six reasons why the Japanese outlive us
By ROBIN POWELL The world's world's oldest person, a French nun named Lucile Randon , has died at the age of 118 at her nursing home in...
Robin Powell
Jan 19, 20232 min read
$1 trillion and counting — Jack Bogle's legacy to investors
Jack Bogle, one of the most influential figures in the global investment industry, died four years ago this week. He was the founder and...
Robin Powell
Jan 17, 20238 min read
Just 2% of large-cap core funds have beaten the S&P 500 since 1993
By TIM EDWARDS 30 years ago, Bill Clinton was getting ready for his inauguration as the 42nd U.S. president, the S&P 500 closed a...
Robin Powell
Jan 14, 20232 min read
Asset managers and their customers want different things
By ROBIN POWELL There are so many books on asset management. Far too many in fact. Almost all of them focus purely on investing, and...
Robin Powell
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Do historic bear markets tell us anything about this one?
2022 was a bad year for equity investors. At one stage the S&P 500 was down 25%. Since then we've seen a recovery of sorts, which begs...
Robin Powell
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Above average or below? How good at investing are you?
Human beings have an innate overconfidence bias that can interfere with our ability to make good decisions. It happens in investing all...
Robin Powell
Jan 7, 20233 min read
How to make the most of your Four Thousand Weeks
By ROBIN POWELL There’s nothing quite like the start of a new year to focus our minds on the passage of time. It’s an annual reminder...
Robin Powell
Jan 4, 20231 min read
Eight tips for finding a suitable adviser
Financial advisers have had a bad press in recent years, and I can understand why. But my firm belief is that having a good adviser to...
Robin Powell
Jan 4, 20235 min read
Five things that stop us becoming wealthy
There is no silver bullet or magic wand to becoming wealthy, and what works for one person might not work for another. But JASON BUTLER...
Robin Powell
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Young investors are smarter than you think
By ROBIN POWELL There is a perception that young people are pretty clueless when it comes to saving and investing. Instead of putting...
Robin Powell
Dec 29, 20224 min read
Investors, here's why you need a plan
As 2022 draws to a close, DAVID BOOTH, co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, looks back at some of the key events that have shaped the...
Robin Powell
Dec 26, 20225 min read
SUBSCRIBE
Simply provide your email address to receive our regular update.
bottom of page