The Financial Times Is 'Alarmed' by the U.S. Retirement System
The FT’s portrayal of a decaying American retirement system looks to be off-target.
Rekenthaler Report
So Much for the Bond Bubble
Big talk, small action.
Will Hedge Funds Ever Recover?
An industry trapped in a time warp.
The Playing Field Has Leveled for Active Managers
In relative terms, the best have declined, while the worst have improved.
When Free Isn’t Free
The investment industry doesn’t often give something for nothing.
The Problem for Active Management Isn't Indexing
Instead, it is that there are too many active managers.
How Yield Differs From Income
One represents today, the other tomorrow.
3 Lessons From Transamerica's SEC Settlement
The implications extend past the company itself.
The Bad and Good News for Value Investing
The strategy won't always be fighting a headwind.
Can You Accumulate $1 Million Saving $14 per Day?
Dissecting a claim from ABC News.
Interval Funds: A Dissenting Opinion
A reader disputes Wednesday’s column.
Do Interval Funds Have a Future?
If so, some things need to change.
Honesty Still Counts for Stock Market Performance
Good governments make for good equity returns.
The Big Surprise
The great bull market that everybody missed.
How Fund Pricing Has--and Hasn't--Improved
Unbundling fees is a clear improvement, but a couple of problems remain.
3 Times When Fund Costs Don't Tell the Full Story
The industry provides excellent information, but it’s not perfect.
Fidelity's Free Funds and the Changing Brokerage Business
Understanding the company's index-fund giveaway.
The Biggest Companies Have Deserved to Be Best
Their business results have driven their stock-market gains.
The Top 1%, Corporate Version
In recent years, bigger companies have decidedly been better.
Would You Have Found Berkshire Hathaway in 1975?
Probably not, from the performance charts.
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