One of the first so-called “anomalies” hypothesized by financial researchers was the size premium, which posits that small-capitalization equities tend to outperform large-capitalization equities over time.
Readers of a certain age may remember the song about the boll weevil, recorded by blues and folk artist Leadbelly in the 1930s and made famous by Brook Benton in the early 1960s. Boll weevils feed on cotton buds, and a widespread infestation in the American South led to economic devastation in the 1920s and 1930s.
As many investors learned during the tumultuous year of 2020, reliable financial and market advice has never been more valuable.
In 1965, an interesting study appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Two researchers, Caroline Preston and Stanley Harris, surveyed 50 drivers and asked them to rate themselves for safety-consciousness and general driving ability, focusing particularly on their last time behind the wheel.
Here’s an uncomfortable truth you need to accept: Someday—hopefully in the very distant future—you are going to die.
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