Everybody does it. Even me. It's nothing to be ashamed of. It's not even illegal. It's answering the question "Does active management outperform" by putting all active funds together in a big pot, calculating the average, or the median, return, and ... Read more

My old boss once said I was like a dog with a bone, except that the bone was buried in the backyard, and I'd keep digging until I found it. And that's why I'm going to talk about value and growth styles again. There are more bones out there. Read more

It's Lent in the Christian calendar and time to consider one of the most famous parables in the Bible. The story of the prodigal son has many things to say about issues that still face families today. Read more

Our eight-year old asks lots of questions about time travel. Would I rather travel to the future or the past? And why? Read more

Being pessimistic by nature, I was somewhat surprised to receive a message from abrdn Australia (the new iteration of Aberdeen Standard) in response to a previous column on the importance of long volatility strategies in protecting equities portfoli ... Read more

Jargon is something I don't fully understand. So, when I use jargon, I know it's going to be doubly confusing to the person I'm speaking with, even if they are busy nodding their head in agreement, and it's also an acknowledgement I ... Read more

If you are anything like me, thinking about Bitcoin for any length of time can make your head spin. Read more

At the end of 2020 there was a collective sigh of relief that 2020 was over. For good. Forever. Read more

There's something in the air tonight and for once it's not COVID-19. Read more

Anyone who is a close reader of these columns knows what a sucker/well-informed expert I am for a fresh way of analysing fund performance. Read more