Investment Options: Emerging Market Stocks
Driven by growth in countries like China and Brazil over the last few decades, Emerging Market (EM) stocks have grown from representing less than 1% to now over 10% of […]
What is Smart Beta?
When investors talk about indexing, that has traditionally meant something that looks like the S&P 500 index. In recent years, indexing has grown far beyond its traditional roots and it […]
The Difficult Path to Investment Success
“[To be a superior investor,] this is the bottom line: not whether you dare to be different or to be wrong, but whether you dare to look wrong.” – Howard […]
Are Markets Efficient?
When I tell people that I use index funds and ETFs to build my clients’ portfolios, they seem a bit surprised that I would consider markets to be efficient. Many […]
What Makes Investing So Hard?
Anyone willing to do some research on how to invest will eventually find the relatively simple approach that most experts recommend to individuals. Like in Blackjack, let’s call this Basic Strategy: