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Paul Samuelson and the Proof That Prices Move Randomly
How a single theorem reshaped finance, why market timing is so hard, and how these ideas live on in index funds and IFA’s MarketCoin.
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The Myth of the Star Fund Manager - Why Stories Beat Statistics
The financial media loves heroes, but markets don’t. A few managers will always look brilliant for a while; the real question is whether their results clear a statistical bar high enough to separate skill from luck. This three-part series is your roadmap. … Read More
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Run the Numbers Yourself How to Test Any Manager's Claim to Skill
Is your star fund manager truly skilled or just lucky? Learn why most funds can't prove lasting outperformance—and how to test it yourself. … Read More
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Why Market Timing Is Nearly Impossible: A MarketCoin Perspective
Learn how flipping a MarketCoin reveals the vast combinations of potential market paths and challenges market timing predictions. … Read More
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Diversified Portfolios Reap Rewards in Q3 of 2025 Across Asset Classes: Key Insights for IFA Investors
U.S. stocks continued to rise in the third quarter, with major indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching new highs. This growth was supported by ongoing trade negotiations and an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September—the first rate cut in nearly a year. The strong performance … Read More
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The 2025 Nobel Prize and What It Reveals About Your Portfolio
Learn why index investing aligns with Nobel-winning insights on capitalism’s self-renewing system, driven by creative destruction and open knowledge. … Read More
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The Random Walk of Markets: From Bachelier to MarketCoin
What connects a 1900 Paris thesis, a Chicago economist, and a digital coin toss? Louis Bachelier first imagined markets as random walks; Eugene Fama later proved that efficiency means returns behave like a "fair game," or martingale. Today, Mark Hebner’s MarketCoin experiment brings this theory to life—showing that daily, monthly, and annual returns line up almost perfectly with the mathematical fingerprint of market randomness. … Read More
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Regime Change of Data
Explore how the Securities Acts of 1933, 1934, and 1940 revolutionized financial data analysis through transparency and regulatory enforcement. … Read More
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Eugene Fama, Random Walks and the Revolution That Made Indexing Inevitable
Why stock-pickingand market timingare losing games—and how IFA’s MarketCoin helps investors experience the randomness of markets. … Read More
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Great-West/Empower: A Deeper Look at the Performance
As part of IFA's ongoing research series, we've put under our microscope Great-West/Empower's active strategies. … Read More
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How Long Is Long Enough - Why Most Hot Hands Dont Clear the Bar for Skill
Discover why proving consistent investment skill requires vast amounts of data and why most fund managers fall short over time. … Read More
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What Jonathan Clements Learned From Death About Money and Life
Explore the life lessons and financial wisdom of Jonathan Clements, a legendary columnist who championed simplicity and peace of mind in investing. … Read More
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From Hot Hand to Cold Reality - New Evidence on the Fate of Winning Funds
Explore evidence showing why active funds rarely sustain outperformance and how index investing offers a more reliable strategy. … Read More
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Victory Capital (USAA, Munder, RS) Mutual Funds: A Deeper Look at the Performance
The track record of this family's active managers are put under IFA's research microscope.The track record of this family's active managers are put under IFA's research microscope. … Read More
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SEC Enforcement Surge Exposes Hidden Conflicts in Financial Advice
The SEC's crackdown on advisory conflicts exposes industry issues. Find out how to protect your portfolio from high fees and biased advice. … Read More
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