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By LARRY SWEDROE In his 1998 paper, Do Investors Trade Too Much ? (the answer was yes for retail clients of discount brokerage firms),...

Robin writes: Like most people, I don't like to dwell on growing old. But two recent events in my life have forced me to think about it —...

Critics of indexing have often pointed to the index effect as an example of how passive investing distorts market pricing. But detailed...

By LARRY SWEDROE While traditional asset pricing theory assumes investors to be “economically rational” and to use all available...

By LARRY SWEDROE While traditional asset pricing theory assumes investors to be “economically rational” and to use all available...

Britain’s cash-strapped local councils are struggling to keep libraries open and pot-holes filled. So why are they overpaying by hundreds...

By LARRY SWEDROE Since 2002 S&P Dow Jones Indices has published its S&P Indices Versus Active ( SPIVA ) Scorecard, which compares the...

Thematic investing might sound appealing, but beware of investing in headlines rather than for meeting your goals.

Robin writes: I’ve co-written a book with the highly respected financial blogger and author Ben Carlson about investing. It’s called ,...

Robin writes: I’ve co-written a book with the highly respected financial blogger and author Ben Carlson about investing. It’s called ,...

By LARRY SWEDROE The use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has exploded, to the benefit of investors. They benefit from the structure of...

It’s a fact of life that economic shocks are never too far away. Yes, we’re still recovering from the last one — the COVID-19 pandemic....

It’s a fact of life that economic shocks are never too far away. Yes, we’re still recovering from the last one — the COVID-19 pandemic....

Welcome to the latest in our series on the reasons why people should consider paying for professional financial advice. In Maslow’s...

Welcome to the latest in our series on the reasons why people should consider paying for professional financial advice. In Maslow’s...

There's a big difference in cost between funds — and that includes passive, or broadly passive, funds. Dimensional funds, for example,...

If there is one undeniable trend in finance, it has been the growing interest in green, or sustainable, investing. The focus on...

If there is one undeniable trend in finance, it has been the growing interest in green, or sustainable, investing. The focus on...

By LARRY SWEDROE Highlighting the riskiness of individual stock selection, recent research has demonstrated that around the globe the...

By LARRY SWEDROE Highlighting the riskiness of individual stock selection, recent research has demonstrated that around the globe the...