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No one sees their own blind spots
Welcome to a brand new series here on TEBI — with CARL RICHARDS. Carl is an expert on how we can improve our financial wellbeing by...
Don't aim too high
Something we observe again and again is that the rules that usually apply in middle-class society simply don't work in investing. Try...
Follow your own path
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY There once were two hikers. The first, Michael, wanted to do everything by the guidebook. If the book said to take...
What do intangibles tells us about future performance?
There are basically two types of company assets — physical assets such as land, vehicles, equipment and unsold stock, and non-physical ...
Focus on one step at a time
By JASON BUTLER Never in all of history has it been easier to access information. We can watch documentaries and the news on TV and...
Smetti di giocare a “colpisci la talpa” sui mercati finanziari
Sei seduto a un tavolo del tuo ristorante preferito e sei piuttosto affamato. Si presenta il cameriere e comincia ad elencare una serie...
How persistent is outperformance in venture capital?
By LARRY SWEDROE Investors who believe in active management rely on the past performance of the managers they select. Unfortunately, when...
The problem with themes like robotics
Pick up any investment magazine, and chances are there'll be at least one article about a popular investment theme and how you might be...
Would Trump or Biden be better for stocks?
Is investing an art or a science? Those who insist it is the latter believe everything can be quantified and reduced to a model that...
Should you take voluntary redundancy?
By LESLEY GREGORY Having taken a big hit to its bottom line because of the COVID crisis, a friend’s employer recently opened a voluntary...
The story behind Index Fund Advisors
Mark Hebner is a true pioneer of evidence-based investing. He's the founder of Index Fund Advisors , one of the first financial advice...
Let's make EBI fun, Part 2
We recently featured a funny video on market efficiency , presented by the comedian Sammy Obeid. The video was written and directed by...
Sport, investing and the paradox of skill
By LARRY SWEDROE — , March 15, 1999 Barry Bonds was arguably the best baseball player of his era. No one would consider him to have been...
How courageous is your fund manager?
Genuine active management requires confidence and conviction. After all, you're making an active bet against the collective wisdom of the...
Practitioners still pay too little attention to academia
By JOACHIM KLEMENT I recently read a paper that claimed that practitioner research has become increasingly more reliant on academic...
Investing shouldn’t be a gamble
Investors should understand the “gambler’s fallacy” and how it impacts our thinking.
Are you still playing by the old rules?
Our understanding of finance and investing has come a long way since the 1980s. But as JONATHAN CLEMENTS explains, there are many...
The names are never the same
By LARRY SWEDROE — John Bogle Paula had just inherited $5 million dollars. She was quite concerned about how she was going to manage this...
The best friend investors have never heard of
He’s arguably done more to advance the cause of ordinary investors than anyone except the late Jack Bogle. And the chances are you’ve...
Let's make EBI fun, Part 1
By ROBIN POWELL As any parent who's had to juggle paid work with home schooling during the lockdown will tell you, educating children...
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