Over the last several years, index funds have received increased attention from investors and the financial media. Some have even made claims that the increased usage of index funds may be distorting market prices. For many, this argument hinges on the premise that indexing reduces the efficacy … [Read more...] about The Index Bogeyman
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The Incredible Power of the Capital Markets
The power of free capital markets can be hard to understand. Often, people believe incorrectly that there needs to be a central governing power in order to overcome the human challenges as they occur. However, when people (and their capital markets) are able to work to improve their own lives, … [Read more...] about The Incredible Power of the Capital Markets
What Investors Can Learn from NFL Point Spreads
Watching NFL football was never the same after one particular season in which my wife Maureen won the annual competition based on the friendly weekly competition to pick which football team would beat the other team by the published Las Vegas point spread. You can see these point spreads every … [Read more...] about What Investors Can Learn from NFL Point Spreads