Active Management Fails in Fixed Income
Larry Swedroe explains why active bond fund managers not only fail to outperform, but may also offer investors only the illusion of portfolio diversification.
The Differences Between the Equity and Fixed Income Markets
A quick take on bond markets. Blerina Hysi on navigating fixed income's lesser transparency and trading frequency.
Does Active Management Pay in Bond Markets?
Larry Swedroe examines a new study that highlights the negative relationship between activity and performance in bond funds. Does it pay to be active in fixed-income markets? To help answer that question, Martin Rohleder, chair of Finance and Banking at...
Investors Love Lottery Stocks
Larry Swedroe looks at research on how demand for such equities could play an important role in explaining the beta anomaly.
Recency Bias Can Derail You
Larry Swedroe tackles performance, international equity valuations and the perils of recency bias.
Has the Size Premium Disappeared?
There are some logical explanations for why the size premium may have shrunk, but, as Larry Swedroe shows, there are also simple, intuitive and risk-based explanations for why it should persist.
Putting Market Volatility In Perspective
It’s always helpful to put volatility in perspective, especially after last week’s market swings. It’s always helpful to put volatility in perspective, especially after last week’s market swings. The BAM ALLIANCE’s Chief Investment Officer Jared Kizer and Director of Investment...
The Only Market Volatility Prediction You Can Count On
Tim Maurer revisits some tools for dealing with the financial and emotional impact of unpredictable ups and downs.
The Elephant in the Room: How the Financial Industry’s Shunning of Emotions Fails Its Clients
Behavioral economics can and should reframe how we look at our interaction with money, as well as the business of financial advice.
Rising Interest Rates and the Impact on Bond Portfolios
Larry Swedroe on why, before some dire forecast causes you to panic over risk in your bond holdings, it's well worth recalling that the collective wisdom of the market is a very tough competitor.
