A 10-part documentary on the failings of the fund management industry
The academic evidence points overwhelmingly to indexing being the best way for the vast majority of people to invest. The next key question is what type - or types - of index funds should we invest in?
How to Win the Loser's Game, Part 7
A series of regular and topical video blogs in which industry commentators, experts, academics and investors are brought together to examine the finer points of investing.
Evidence-based investing is founded on more than half a century of independent, peer-reviewed research. But, says Professor Jens Hagendorff, there are really just two key lessons that investors need to learn.
Video blog: two key lessons you can learn from academic research
Those, like us, who’ve been watching the active versus passive investing debate unfold online these past few months will have noticed two very definite trends.
Monkeys move in on the active vs. passive debate
Smart Beta is one of the investing industry's latest buzzwords. But what is it, and how does it differ from passive investing as we have always known it? In this four-part series, we look at the range of differing opinions in the industry. Plus, we meet two investors who believe that Smart Beta represents the future of investing.
The final part in our series exploring the phenomenon of smart beta
A Dummy's Guide to Smart Beta, part four
Part three of a four part series exploring the phenomenon of smart beta
A Dummy's Guide to Smart Beta, part three
Part two of a four part series exploring the phenomenon of smart beta
A Dummy's Guide to Smart Beta - part two
Part one of a four part series exploring the phenomenon of smart beta
A Dummy's Guide to Smart Beta - part one