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Income investors get used to more volatility

Robert Powell from The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch writes a weekly column on retirement investing. Last week he contacted us for...

Lost decade for savers?

Bloomberg Businessweek last week published a good story (http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/73326-a-lost-decade-for-savers)...

LIBOR scandal explained

Now that CEO’s heads are rolling and politicians are shouting, it may be a good time to explain what the Libor scandal is all about!...

MEDIA - WSJ: our thoughts on the Chinese economy

We continue to observe a remarkable slowdown in the Chinese economy. This is a consequence of (a) the drop in Exports to a contracting...

MEDIA - CNBC: how to build a poor man's hedge fund

http://www.cnbc.com/id/39342454/How_To_Build_A_Poor_Man_s_Hedge_Fund

"Best ideas", R. Cohen, C. Polk, B. Silli, 2010
"How active is your fund manager? A new measure that predicts performance", M. Cremers, A. Petajisto, 2009
"The inefficient stock market", R. Haugen, 2002
"The triumph of the optimists", E. Dimson, P. Marsh, M. Staunton, 2002
"From efficient market theory to behavioral finance", R. Shiller, 2003