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Category: Investment Strategy
“Smart Beta” & Smart Beta Hypocrisy
Smart beta is the new buzzword on Wall Street. No one really knows what it is because the term doesn’t have a specific definition, but the easiest way to understand what “smart beta” funds do is that they’re basically tweaking index funds to try to generate some extra return.
Can we All Agree to Stop Comparing Everything to the S&P 500?
Benchmarking is a pernicious thing in financial circles.
Is the Stock Market a Zero Sum Game?
I got this question in the forum over the weekend and I think it’s an important one since I seem to get it quite often. It’s interesting to note that [ … ]
Outperforming the S&P 500 is not Easy. Don’t Be Fooled Otherwise.
I was browsing MarketWatch and noticed this article titled “Beating the market is easy”. It’s a catchy title and I like to beat the market so I clicked on the [ … ]