Burton Malkiel Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png Burton Malkiel Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Why You Should Keep Investing When the Market Is Volatile https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/invest-despite-volatility-2-2/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:06:43 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=4842 When markets are volatile (as they are right now), investors sometimes get uncomfortable. When your portfolio temporarily loses value, it can be very tempting to try and minimize your losses by stopping your regular investment account deposits. Unfortunately, when it comes to investing in a volatile market, what feels right is often wrong. In this […]

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]]> Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/sound-investing-when-markets-are-in-turmoil-2/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:08:53 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=9442 What should you do when market volatility has you doubting your investment strategy? No worries — Wealthfront Chief Investment Officer Burt Malkiel has clear advice.

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]]> Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/sound-investing-when-markets-are-in-turmoil/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:12:53 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9442 What should you do when market volatility has you doubting your investment strategy? No worries — Wealthfront Chief Investment Officer Burt Malkiel has clear advice.

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]]> An Optimal Approach to Smart Beta https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/optimal-approach-smart-beta/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:18:03 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7655 Note: As of January 2022, Wealthfront has updated its Smart Beta offering. You can read more about the changes here.  I have been skeptical about the proliferation of “Smart Beta” strategies, many of which have failed to generate satisfactory returns. The reason is not because the approach has no theoretical basis or is inconsistent with […]

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]]> Is Indexing Worse Than Marxism? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/indexing-worse-than-marxism/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 04:07:16 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7094 Index funds have always been ridiculed by active mutual-fund managers.  Two recent events have fueled a new set of criticisms.  The mid-year 2016 Standard and Poor’s report on index fund performance showed that the superiority of low-cost indexing, whether in the form of mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has increased over time.  Over the […]

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]]> What You Should Do in Volatile and Uncertain Markets https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/volatile-uncertain-markets/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:54:10 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5214 World stock markets have been extremely volatile in 2015. Returns since the start of the year have been negative and the markets have recently experienced a major correction. Returns from fixed income investments have also been unusually low. The reaction of many investors to these market conditions has been to run to the sidelines and […]

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]]> Why Did Wealthfront Hire A Deeply Experienced Research Team? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wealthfront-hire-research-team/ Thu, 21 May 2015 17:05:58 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=5143 Note: Wealthfront’s Stock-level Tax-Loss Harvesting is now called US Direct Indexing. Readers of our blog know we are big advocates of passive investing. We believe that buying a broadly diversified portfolio and running it at extraordinarily low costs is the foundation of any sound investment strategy. Given how simple our approach is, you might ask […]

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]]> The Stock-Pickers’ Market Myth https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/stock-pickers-market-myth/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 02:05:54 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4947 Earlier this month, Barron’s ran a cover story that made the case that 2015 was likely to be a “stock pickers’ market.” Active portfolio managers were expected to “recapture their lost glory” as interest rates were predicted to rise. Unfortunately, we have heard similar claims at the start of every year. In early 2014 The […]

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]]> Has Indexing Become Too Popular? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/indexing-become-popular/ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:13:48 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4930 Indexed investment strategies (passively holding portfolios that simply buy and hold all the securities in a particular market) continue to increase in popularity. Currently more than 35% of investment portfolios use index funds to gain exposure to the U.S. stock market.1 And according to Morningstar Investment Research, more than 55% of the moneys invested in […]

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]]> 2014 Year End Financial Checklist https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/year-end-financial-checklist-2014/ Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:30:06 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4860 The last few weeks of the year are always a mad rush to wrap up loose ends, often in a frantic fashion. In the spirit of the season, we thought it a good time to share a checklist of important items to consider before the calendar year ends, all related to your investments and finances. […]

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