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Can Private Equity Winners Be Picked in Advance?1

Can Private Equity Winners Be Picked in Advance?

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by Mark Hebner

Friday, October 30, 2026

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Discover key trends in Q3 2026 markets, including AI stocks, rising interest rates, and how diversification remains crucial for long-term success.2

Impact of AI, Oil Prices, and Fed Rates on Q3 2026 Markets

144 viewsby Jesse Fulton — Thursday, October 29, 2026

The first half of 2026 demonstrated how quickly markets can recover from uncertainty. After a spring decline driven by geopolitical concerns—including conflict involving Iran—global equity markets rebounded strongly and approached record highs by midyear. The S&P 500 gained roughly 10% and the Nasdaq rose 14% through June 19, led by  … Read More
Discover how investment costs impact your returns more than market movements, as explained by Vanguard founder John Bogle.9

John Bogle's Cost Matters Hypothesis

1,190 viewsby Mark Hebner — Thursday, September 17, 2026

Investors cannot control what markets will return. They can exert meaningful control over many of the costs they pay to capture those returns. John Bogle argued that this simple fact may be more important than any theory about whether markets are perfectly efficient.  … Read More
Discover how evidence-based strategies, diversification, and discipline lie at the heart of David Booth's timeless investment philosophy in "Stay Calm."10

Stay Calm, Tune Out the Noise, Invest and Relax

1,296 viewsby Mark Hebner — Wednesday, September 16, 2026

David Booth's new book reinforces an investment philosophy that Index Fund Advisors has taught since 1999: accept uncertainty, trust market prices, diversify broadly, follow the evidence, and stop trying to predict what cannot be predicted.  … Read More
Explore why chasing certainty in small cap value stocks often backfires and how timing mistakes can derail your long-term financial goals. 13

The Small Cap Value Premium Kept Changing Its Answer

2,327 viewsby Robin Powell — Tuesday, September 01, 2026

The small cap value premium re-emerged in 2026. Then it went away again. Then it came back. Anyone holding out for the numbers to settle first was holding out for something short-run returns never do.   … Read More
Explore the history of index funds, from John Bogle's "folly" to the rise of Vanguard 500 ETF as a global investment powerhouse.14

Fifty Years of "Bogle's Folly"

2,008 viewsby Mark Hebner — Monday, August 31, 2026

On August 31, 1976, a small mutual fund called First Index Investment Trust began operations. It aimed to raise between $50 million and $150 million in its initial underwriting. It raised a little more than $11 million — “an abject failure,” in John Bogle’s own blunt assessment. Critics called it  … Read More

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