Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1260

What you should know about the recent market drop

Recent volatility in the markets may have sent the anxiety index soaring among investors, but their worries are unfounded

Proof we can learn from our investing mistakes

A recent study of relatively novice investors shows that we're not doomed to make the same investing mistakes repeatedly

Gold continues its free fall

With prices in full retreat, it's important to remember the right way to consider an investment in the precious metal

4 lessons every long-term investor must learn

Investing for the long term can help your portfolio greatly, so it literally pays to be informed when you form a plan

Understanding momentum in stock returns

Momentum strategies have been profitable but also subject to occasional large crashes. A recent paper examines the evidence

How much of your bond fund is actually in stocks?

Investors may be unaware that the holdings of their fund include stocks, adding risk to an investment they never wanted

Trust models over instincts

We'd like to think we can beat models when it comes to investing, but research says it ain't so

Why you need an investment policy statement

Never take an investing journey without knowing where you're going and how you're going to get there

How you frame investing decisions matters

A 90 percent chance of success and a 10 percent chance of failure may be the same, but many people react very different to each phrase

Why do so many investors ignore the evidence?

Many of our investing mistakes come from our belief that we simply don't make many mistakes