John Rekenthaler

The longer the time period, the stronger the pattern.

Placing the company’s valuation into historical context.

Security prices aren't moving in the same direction as fund flows.

It might, if there weren’t such a large information gap.

They exist because of customer demand, not moral superiority.

The silly season is upon us.

One word, several different investment experiences.

When half-right means entirely wrong.

The Department of Labor lays the groundwork.

It fares surprisingly well, if the Federal Reserve obliges.

At long last, asset-price inflation may have finally arrived.

The two assets have responded very differently to the coronavirus crisis.

Forgotten does not necessarily mean expired.

Might this time be different?

Yes, but perhaps the system requires additional support.

Their future is becoming decidedly uncertain.

New research rehabilitates an old measure.

Putnam Capital Spectrum was born to fail.

Does this bode well for small-value stocks?

Echoing the sentiments of two Morningstar colleagues.

If implemented properly, the duty could potentially help everyday investors.

Nothing has changed, except that the controversy has vanished.

It recommends holding ESG investors to a higher legal standard.

Exchange-traded funds have served his cause.

By and large, they are a steadying force.

An offer that most investors should refuse.

The reality is tamer than the headlines suggest.

Their fates lie at the heart of today’s economic debate.

Probably much less than the managers themselves believe.

Time can wreak havoc on even the best-laid plans.

Too often, structured products and exchange-traded notes mislead their buyers.

The up-and-coming fiduciary standard.

The pros and cons of rebalancing.

Index funds delivered as promised.

The situations of the Yale Endowment Fund and most individual investors are worlds apart.

Considering the possibility of a new investment paradigm.

How to do something different, without doing something bad?

Clues from the largest-company lists.

Let's take one more look at the "gold shares or bullion" question.

What’s more, the two are drifting even further apart.

The answer depends upon the size of the investment.

Should equity investors consider holding less of the former and more of the latter?

The investment hope is to sell them to greater fools.

Will it stay that way?

Several decades later, the answer has not yet arrived.

Putting numbers to the thesis

Vanguard's founder didn't see the need for them, and the markets haven't shown reason to suggest he was wrong.

The four stages of (most) bear markets.

The bear market that arrived in silence.

A few companies feast, while many beg.