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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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What keeps me going
By ROBIN POWELL When my Regis Media colleagues and I started producing content for financial advice firms, one of our first clients...
Robin Powell
Aug 15, 202013 min read
Markets are more efficient than you think
Robin writes: I must say, I'm not the biggest fan of factor-based investing. It's not just that I prefer the simplicity of...
Robin Powell
Aug 14, 20205 min read
Should you invest in one go or in instalments?
Robin writes: There are certain questions in investing for which there isn't a right or a wrong answer. This is definitely one of...
Robin Powell
Aug 13, 20203 min read
The one asset you need to protect
By LESLEY GREGORY Human capital is our personal ability to increase our wealth. Just as you try to protect your financial capital, it’s...
Robin Powell
Aug 13, 20204 min read
12 reasons why high-flying professionals fail at investing
Robin writes: Many years ago, at an investment conference at a prestigious Oxbridge college I sat next to the college bursar at dinner....
Robin Powell
Aug 12, 20208 min read
Pension guidance for expats
By STUART RITCHIE Your pension is one of your most important financial assets. Any decision to transfer it should not be taken lightly,...
Robin Powell
Aug 11, 20208 min read
Investing is not a competition
Aesop may have written the fable of the tortoise and the hare 2 500 years ago, but he could just as easily have penned it for the modern performance-chasing investor.
Robin Powell
Aug 11, 20204 min read
No more room at the factor zoo
It was apparently Professor John Cochrane of the University of Chicago who coined the term “zoo of factors” in his 2011 presidential...
Robin Powell
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Can we help you find an adviser?
Robin writes: I'm often asked, "Do I need an adviser when you provide so much information on The Evidence-Based Investor?" My answer is...
Robin Powell
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Wealthy investors matching words with action on ESG
Wealthy investors are increasingly putting their money in business that are socially, ethically and environmentally conscious, according...
Robin Powell
Aug 9, 20203 min read
More proof that consultants can't pick winning funds
By LARRY SWEDROE One of the mistakes that prevents investors from achieving their goals is that when it comes to evaluating investments...
Robin Powell
Aug 8, 20205 min read
The opportunity cost of choosing a "best buy" fund
By ROBIN POWELL There’s been good news and bad news for the UK’s largest investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown this week. The company...
Robin Powell
Aug 7, 20204 min read
Leaving the pits
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY The coronavirus crisis has caused people significant concern. They're worried not only about their health, but about...
Robin Powell
Aug 6, 20202 min read
The one number that really matters
By NICK MAGGIULLI What is the most important number in personal finance? I used to think it was net worth , or possibly liquid net...
Robin Powell
Aug 6, 20206 min read
The drawbacks with ANTs (active non-transparent ETFs)
The fund management industry loves its product innovations. So does the financial media — not least because they provide something new to...
Robin Powell
Aug 5, 20207 min read
Ten simple ways to improve your returns
Warren Buffett once said: “The business schools reward difficult complex behaviour more than simple behaviour, but simple behaviour is...
Robin Powell
Aug 4, 20205 min read
Boohoo teaches ESG investors a lesson
It's been a month to forget for the UK online fashion company Boohoo. The company has seen a huge increase in sales during the lockdown....
Robin Powell
Aug 3, 20203 min read
The performance of active management during the COVID crisis
By LARRY SWEDROE Despite its well-documented, long-lasting, and persistent underperformance, the active management industry still...
Robin Powell
Aug 2, 20205 min read
The legacy share class scandal
By ROBIN POWELL I had a nasty surprise the other day. I finally got round to reviewing our home entertainment package. It turns out we...
Robin Powell
Aug 1, 20203 min read
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