Our Investment Approach

Investment Theory

Golf Guru Scott Fawcett Will Make You a Better Golfer, and a Better Investor Too

October 20, 2021 — What does professional golf have to do with becoming a better investor? As it turns out, a surprising amount...

Investment Theory

Hassan and Ali Finsplain the $50 Billion Rise and Fall of Terra-Luna

May 23, 2022 — It can feel like 2022 has been a bad year for investing so far - but in terms of what really matters, most investors are better off than at the end of 2021.

Investment Theory

HHHHHHHHHHHH: Is there a message in there?

November 20, 2017 — The 12-month winning streak of the stock market through the end of October reminded me of a Friday afternoon on the Salomon trading floor...

Indexing

Home Biased: A Case for More Indexing

September 25, 2019 — "Home Bias" refers to the trend of investing more in one's own market than necessary. The question is: if everyone's doing it, does the bias cancel itself out?

Investment Theory

How I Learned to Stop Worrying, and Love the (Interest Rate) Bomb

May 3, 2022 — It can feel like 2022 has been a pretty bad year for investing so far - but, in terms of what really matters, most investors are better off than they were at the end of 2021.

Investment Theory

How much of a good thing is best for you?

December 9, 2016 — You can invest in only two assets: 100% risk-free assets, or 10% risk-free assets and 90% equities. What sort of returns would make you choose B?

Taxes

How Much Should the Tax Tail Wag the Asset Allocation Dog?

September 12, 2017 — When it seems like equities aren't what they used to be, it’s natural to consider reducing exposure.

Basics

How to Fund Your Elm Account

December 19, 2019 — For those with funds invested in brokerage assets or cash, here's the best way to fund your account with Elm.

Basics

How to invest with Elm - Fidelity SMAs vs Fund

June 29, 2016 — We offer US taxable investors a choice: a SMA at Fidelity, or the Delaware private Fund. In this note, we'll discuss the main differences between the two.

Publications

Victor Haghani & Richard Dewey — 2016

Clifford Asness, Antti Ilmanen & Thomas Maloney — 2015

Victor Haghani & James White — 2018

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