Rekenthaler Report

The 'Hot Hand' Finding, Revisited

Did basketball fans see what the researchers missed?

Rethinking International-Stock Asset Allocation

When emerging-markets stocks lose their spot.

Whatever Happened to Emerging-Markets Stock Funds?

The new hot thing became a long, slow fizzle.

Bond-Fund Managers Enjoy a Happier Hunting Ground

Active managers of bond funds have a better shot at outperformance than their equity fund counterparts.

The Paradox of Skill Isn't Stock-Fund Managers' Only Problem

Converging style effects also hamper their chances at standing out.

Your Author's Mistake: Rushing to a Conclusion

The ongoing danger of confirmation bias.

What’s Your Investment Faith?

Surfacing the reasons for owning long-term assets.

Are Mutual Funds Hurt by Their Shareholders' Decisions?

Perhaps, but it is very difficult to tell.

Man Bites Dog! Congress Is Writing Retirement Legislation!

It is poised to pass its first retirement bill in more than a decade.

The 2-Century Investment Mystery

Why are there persistent free-lunch strategies?

When Everything Declines at Once

Past correlations are a hazardous guide for the future.

Which Funds Benefit Most From Securities Lending

Index funds with the tightest rivalries, wherein only a few basis points separate the group’s winners from its losers, are the winners.

Wall Street Bungles More Than It Conspires

The left hand doesn't know much about the right.

Mutual Fund Costs Have Come Full Circle

Fees were low, then high, then low.

The Biggest Mutual Fund Companies Have Indeed Been Better

Over the past decade, the largest funds from the largest fund companies have performed well

Evaluating Cryptocurrencies as an Investment

If the speculation is removed, is there anything left?

Target-Date Funds: The Grades Are In

How have target-date funds fared since their 2008 failure?

Sooner or Later, Technology Companies Will Offer Investment Services

Will they succeed?

Jason Zweig's Proposal to Scrap 401(k)s

Strictly speaking, destruction may not be necessary, but the suggested improvements certainly are.

To Index Bonds or Not?

At long last, intermediate-term bond managers pull ahead of the benchmarks.

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