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Larry Swedroe examines a new study that highlights the negative relationship between activity and performance in bond funds. Does it pay to be active in fixed-income markets? To help answer that question, Martin Rohleder, chair of Finance and Banking at the University of Augsburg, examined the performance of active fund managers in his December 2017…
Selecting a new CPA can feel like a daunting task for any dentist. The last task a dentist wants to undertake, besides, maybe changing their depository bank, is select a new CPA. However, the decision is an important one and so is the selection process. Some CPAs will do more than just file a tax return. Some enjoy taking the…
A Larry Swedroe unpacks these findings, and explains why they offer yet another reason investors should avoid a loser’s game. As I recently observed, hedge funds began 2018 coming off their ninth-straight year of trailing U.S. stocks (as measured by the S&P 500 Index) by significant margins. And for the 10-year period ending 2017—one that included…