Navigating Divorce, Financially Speaking — An Interview With Buckingham’s Katie Keary

Larry Swedroe, Chief Research Officer, 7/30/2019 At the start of 2019, I compiled a list of predictions that so-called financial gurus had made for the upcoming year, along with some items I heard frequently from investors, for a consensus on the year’s “sure things.” The turn of the calendar means it is now time for our second…

Larry Swedroe, Chief Research Officer, 6/4/2019 Most of the focus of the literature on active mutual funds has been on the question about their performance and the related issue about whether or not active fund managers have skill. On the other hand, the composition and characteristics of mutual fund portfolios have largely been ignored. Recent…

Becca Craig, ABA, 2/4/2020 Much of the discussion surrounding the recently passed SECURE Act focuses on employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs and inherited IRAs. Yet, tucked away in the new law – which aims to expand access to retirement savings vehicles, preserve retirement savings, and encourage better savings habits – is the expansion of what counts…

Are corporate bonds additive to portfolios that already own stocks and government bonds? Jared Kizer revisits this question with a look at the historical justification for, and some facts and fiction regarding, the investment-grade credit premium. The above title may well end up being my most significant marketing achievement. Yet, it is a good descriptor…

Larry Swedroe takes a look at the data and builds his case for why investors should continue to expect a value premium going forward. Recency bias—the tendency to give too much weight to recent experience and ignore long-term historical evidence—underlies many of the mistakes commonly made by investors. It’s particularly dangerous because it causes investors…