Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1308

Does private equity beat the market?

It's a trendy asset class for many investors, but have PE's returns been worth the risk?

Another reason to avoid hedge funds

Some companies are offering funds that replicate hedge funds, and that includes their poor performance

Why not short Treasury bonds?

Many investors believing that interest rates would rise put their money in funds shorting Treasuries, which has been a mistake

What low interest rates mean for stocks

Low interest rates don't just affect bond returns; stocks could be affected as well

Research reputations can be misleading

SEI and Russell are well-known for their research, but that hasn't translated into better investor returns

The death of the value premium is premature

Some investors have jumped away from value stocks due to recent underperformance, but they're missing the bigger picture

Do VIX futures hedge stock market risk?

New research shows that trying to hedge stocks with volatility futures won't protect your portfolio

Is the gold rally over?

Despite the conventional wisdom, monetary policy, not inflation, is the best indicator of what will happen to gold prices

Kate Upton's swimsuit cover to boost stocks?

Don't bet your savings on it, but when an American graces the front of SI's swimsuit issue, the market apparently makes gains

Pundits swing and miss on predictions

It has been about a year since five major forecasters made some big predictions, so how did they turn out?