Episode 187 - Crunching the Numbers – The Science of Investing, with Researcher and Author Larry Swedroe

In this episode of The Lange Money Hour: Where Smart Money Talks, we welcome Larry Swedroe, a noted researcher and nationally recognized investment expert. Larry is director of research for Buckingham Strategic Wealth. He has authored 15 books, including his latest, Your Complete Guide to Factor-Based Investing, as well as Think, Act & Invest Like Warren Buffett, among many others. Larry has made numerous appearances on TV, sharing his ideas with viewers of NBC, CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg Personal Finance. As a researcher, Larry has earned a reputation for evidence-based investing and exposing misinformation coming out in the mainstream financial media. In this episode you’re going to learn what alpha is, why most investors don’t take Warren Buffett’s advice, why active money management is a loser’s game, and we'll review Larry’s list of some of the lessons we learned from the market in 2016. TOPICS COVERED: 1. Introduction of Larry Swedroe 2. Investment Lessons from 2016 3. Active Money Management Is a Loser’s Game 4. Passively Managed Funds Outperform Index Funds 5. Better Value Justifies Higher Operational Costs 6. Best Returns Occur When the Unexpected Happens 7. Resist the Urge to Panic and Sell 8. Good and Bad Sides of Donald Trump Will Disrupt Markets 9. Emerging Markets Attractive to Investors Who Can Handle Volatility 10. Investors Would Be Smart to Ignore All Market Forecasts 11. Keep Your Political Views Out of Investment Decisions 12. Trump’s Opposition to Free Trade Is Dead Wrong To read the show transcript or listen to the MP3 file, http://bit.ly/2ouiYDH