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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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Business leaders and clergy more likely to panic sell — study
One of the fascinating things about behavioural finance is that its findings are often the opposite of what we would expect. A new study...
Robin Powell
Oct 22, 20214 min read
A good job requires more than a good salary
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Robin Powell
Oct 21, 20213 min read
Active managers failed their Covid test, Morningstar shows
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Robin Powell
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Front-running — a hidden risk in hedge funds
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Robin Powell
Oct 19, 20216 min read
Jack Brennan: It's a great time to be an investor
JACK BRENNAN has spent more than 40 years in the fund management industry. He is Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor of Vanguard, one of...
Robin Powell
Oct 18, 20217 min read
Global warming puts heat on banks
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Robin Powell
Oct 16, 20214 min read
Quality, the flip side of value
By LARRY SWEDROE The existence of a quality premium in stocks that has been persistent over time, pervasive around the globe and robust...
Robin Powell
Oct 15, 20216 min read
Ten excuses for not investing
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Robin Powell
Oct 14, 20216 min read
Clarity in investing is not the same as certainty
There is more to being a successful investor than the binary question of whether we are out-performing or under-performing a benchmark.
Robin Powell
Oct 13, 20213 min read
Value stocks remain very "cheap" compared to growth
By LARRY SWEDROE As the chief research officer of Buckingham Wealth Partners, I have been getting lots of questions from investors...
Robin Powell
Oct 12, 20216 min read
Relative returns vs absolute performance
Some active fund managers tend to downplay the importance of benchmarks. What I'm focused on, they might say, is delivering an absolute...
Robin Powell
Oct 11, 20212 min read
How can you hedge against inflation?
Inflation makes the front page of many of today's newspaper headlines in the UK — and not just the FT. Why? Because the Bank of England’s...
Robin Powell
Oct 8, 20215 min read
The biggest crash in world history
Robin writes: According to today’s Daily Express, we’re heading for the “biggest crash in world history” . The warning comes from Robert...
Robin Powell
Oct 7, 20215 min read
Gene Fama on an unsung benefit of indexing
Nobel Laureate Gene Fama has given a rare interview, in which he once again spells out the case for using index funds. We all know that...
Robin Powell
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Jack Brennan: How to get to Boca Raton
OK, it might not be a comfortable retirement in Palm Beach County, but whatever your ultimate investment objective might be, the question...
Robin Powell
Oct 4, 20216 min read
What to do if you're worried about inflation
Many investors are worried about inflation. How long will it carry on rising for? And what sort of impact will it have on returns? As...
Robin Powell
Oct 1, 20214 min read
What if the last 40 years had turned out differently?
Any proper analysis of an investment strategy must be based on historical market data. But the historical data that we observe were not...
Robin Powell
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Invest Your Way to Financial Freedom
Robin writes: Some of you may already have picked this up on social media, but I’m pleased to announce that , the book I’ve co-written...
Robin Powell
Sep 29, 20214 min read
Are enhanced index funds genuinely enhanced?
It's hard to keep track of all the different product names the fund industry comes up with. And here's another name to conjure with —...
Robin Powell
Sep 28, 20216 min read
How advisers help to set priorities
If we all could achieve all the things we want in life and when we want to achieve them, none of us would need advice. The reality,...
Robin Powell
Sep 27, 20213 min read
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