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.
Private equity is heading into UK pension funds — backed by government policy and industry enthusiasm. But the evidence for ordinary savers capturing meaningful returns, after fees and illiquidity costs, is far weaker than the sales pitch suggests. Before your retirement savings are redirected, here's what the research actually shows.
Robin Powell
Mar 510 min read
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