Professor Fama is credited with developing the Efficient Market Hypothesis, the academic theory which explains why one should expect index funds to outperform actively managed funds over time. Beginning in
On May 2nd, 2013, the yield on the 10 year Treasury bond closed at 1.63%. By June 4th, the yield had risen to 2.14%, a 31% increase in rates over
A recent New York Times article, written by Harvard economist Gregory Mankiw, offers a great synthesis of the investment principles upon which FSIA manages client portfolios. Efficient Market Hypothesis: Stock
Our prior blog post, “The Prediction Paradox”, outlined why investing the Wall Street way, by placing bets based on predictions, was a recipe for financial disaster. A recent New York
In the summary description of the book The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t, written by political forecaster, Nate Silver, there is a
Many investors continue to believe they can feel secure that their finances are managed by a “brand name” firm such as J.P. Morgan. Underlying this sense of security is a
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