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.
Most investors vastly overestimate financial bubble frequency, but Yale research spanning three centuries reveals they occur in under 0.5% of market periods. Here's why crash fears damage wealth more than crashes themselves and what history teaches about staying invested during market booms.
Robin Powell
Sep 16, 202510 min read
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