By CAROLYN GOWEN My firm Bloomsbury Wealth first adopted an ‘evidence-based’ investment philosophy for our clients’ portfolios at the beginning of March 2005. We would have done so before then, but the choice of index funds was not as wide as it is now and the beginning of March 2005 was when Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) launched their ‘pure asset class’ funds in the UK. I’ve been banging the drum for evidence-based investing for 15 years now – and it feels like it! Back

The Covid-19 pandemic has created a tough environment for financial advisers. A recent publication by discretionary fund manager PortfolioMetrix suggests that as few as 10% of advisers in the UK have added “new business of any significance” during this period. Largely this is because advisers have been unable to meet prospective clients in person. For an industry where personal connections are critical, this has had a big impact. However, as PortfolioMetrix suggests, the ways

By BRETT DAVISON Christian Bale won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his role in The Fighter, playing Dicky Eklund, the over-the-top addict and brother of aspiring boxer Micky Ward. In Bale’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, he acknowledged the work of lead actor Mark Wahlberg, for playing his role in a quiet and reserved way. What’s the fuss about that? In acting, if the person playing the quiet role or the straight role overplays their hand, the crazy person nee