Predictability of asset returns is one of the most important issues in finance. This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was shared by three pioneers in the field.

If I only had a dollar for every time I've read the US is safe from recession as "the yield curve is positively sloped."

Conference 2013 facilitated debate on the markets, strategies and investing with particular focus on how to better construct portfolios for the whole of an investor's life so that they are more likely to achieve their goals.

Failing to find outperformance amongst active managers may be more a problem of measurement than a failure of active management.

Advanced-country central banks are putting on the line their independence and credibility.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week - several articles look at the facts & numbers behind some widely accepted investment beliefs

We've seen this movie before.Bubbles happen regularly - but why are we seeing so many bubbles now?

This article contends that some arguments used to validate alternative indexing can be easily proven false.

The Australian equity market has lagged far behind the US this year. But the S&P/ASX200 is actually ahead since the GFC market lows.

Recently, I spent time reflecting carefully on how regulatory reform has worked thus far in New Zealand, and where things might head next.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week - Nouriel Roubini, Nick Bullman, BlackRock. Plus we kick off a new series on smart beta.

The term "smart beta" is comparatively new but the idea of using alternative methods to construct investable indices has been around a long time. Does it actually work?

One Fed exit has become clear. Chairman Ben Bernanke will hand over to Janet Yellen. The second - exiting an era of ultra-loose monetary policies - is fiendishly difficult.

These three insights will help cut through all the noise about the US debt ceiling debacle so you can understand whether it's something worth worrying about.

Three key shock risks will affect investors over the next decade, requiring a real difference in how we construct portfolios for retirement.

For what types of funds are performance fees warranted, and what is a reasonable performance fee structure?

The US debt ceiling debacle sent a clear message to China. The US may have to pay a much steeper price for capital.

Our Forum Fodder e-newsletter alerts Members to what's new on PortfolioConstruction.com.au and live progams. This week - Tim Farrelly, Stephen Roach, Louis-Vincent Gave & Sonal Desai

Gold's disappointing performance has been a topic of discussion at GaveKal. Most of us come down on the side of one of four possible explanations.

With 80% of financial planning recommendations not leading to action, we need a fundamental reappraisal of how to create plans that translate into action.