#10 “You Can Replace The Bonds In The Traditional 60/40 Portfolio With Gold And It Makes No Difference” – Meb Faber Research
If you read the headline of this article, you probably have the same thought as everyone else: “No CHANCE” Meaning,...
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#8 – “Your Asset Allocation Doesn’t Really Matter If You Have All The Main Ingredients…So What DOES Matter?” – Meb Faber Research
If you’re like most investors, you’re asking the wrong questions. I was chatting with a group of advisors about a...
#9 – “Institutions Can’t Beat A Basic Buy and Hold Allocation” – Meb Faber Research
Pension funds’ annualized aggregate returns since 2000 have been virtually identical to a simple 60-40 index portfolio. That feels somewhat...
#7 – “REITs and Gold Have Outperformed US Stocks This Century” – Meb Faber Research
Let’s rewind to Y2K. Britney was topping the charts, people were hoarding water in prep for the digital apocalypse, and...
#6 – “The Stock Price Drops When The Company Pays A Dividend”” – Meb Faber Research
Investors love passive income. They fantasize about sitting on the beach, drinking pina coladas while their dividend checks roll in....
#5 – “The US is a Minority of Global GDP” – Meb Faber Research
Most investors assume the US economic juggernaut is the world’s largest, and they’d be right. But if you were to...
#4 – “Bonds are NOT Safe Investments” – Meb Faber Research
Most investors think of Treasury bills—the short-term, “risk-free” U.S. government debt—as the ultimate safe haven. No credit risk, highly liquid,...
#3: “How Long Can US Stocks Underperform Foreign Stocks?” – Meb Faber Research
In our last piece, we examined just how long US stocks can go underperforming US bonds. The answer was, a...
#2: “Stocks Can Underperform Bonds for a Long, Long Time” – Meb Faber Research
If you asked the average investor to name the most iron rule of investing, they’d likely say: “Stocks outperform bonds.”...
20 Things You May Not Know About Markets (or That Might Surprise You). #1 – Normal Stock Market Returns are Extreme – Meb Faber Research
We’re starting a new series here that will eventually be a short paper, but thought we’d drip these articles out...
ETF Performance vs. Fees & Assets Under Management (AUM) – Meb Faber Research
We did a fun little study comparing the average Morningstar Star Rating vs. fees on the...
How Long Can US Stocks Underperform Foreign Stocks? – Meb Faber Research
Imagine waiting almost FOUR DECADES for US stocks to outperform. Crazy right? That was 1952-1989. If...
No Juice – Meb Faber Research
On the podcast with Research Affiliates’ Jim Masturzo, I said that the biggest head scratcher across...
Episode #534: Michael Melissinos – Mastering the Art of Trend-Following – Meb Faber Research
Guests: Michael Melissinos is the founder of Melissinos Trading, an investment firm that employs a systematic trend-following approach. Recorded:...
Episode #535: KraneShares’ Brendan Ahern on China’s Economic Landscape: Is It Still Investable? – Meb Faber Research
Guests: Brendan Ahern is the Chief Investment Officer at KraneShares, which provides investors access to China, Climate, and other...
