Myth-Busting
Myth-Busting: The Economy Drives the Stock Market
How much does the state of the economy really matter to stock market performance?
Myth-Busting: Alts’ Uncorrelated Returns Diversify Portfolios
Do alternatives offer any diversification benefits?
Myth-Busting: ETFs Are Eating the World
What effect has passive investing, including ETFs and index-tracking mutual funds, had on the US stock market?
Top 10 Posts from 2021: The Buffett Indicator, GameStop, Inflation!
What articles drew the most readers in 2021? Aswath Damodaran on the COVID crucible, career tips from Eric Sim, CFA, and more.
Myth-Busting: Equities Are an Inflation Hedge
How can investors hedge against inflation risk? Do equities offer any protection?
Myth-Busting: Money Printing Must Create Inflation
Shouldn't all the recent monetary and fiscal stimulus lead to higher inflation? Maybe not.
Myth-Busting: Earnings Don’t Matter Much for Stock Returns
The relationship between earnings and equity returns is more illusion than reality.
Myth-Busting: Low Rates Don’t Justify High Valuations
Lower interest rates may not, in fact, lead to higher P/E ratios.