Remember the former securities analyst Henry Blodget? He is singing a new tune. The following is a small sample of a Fast Company magazine interview:

Why have you fashioned yourself as a defender of the common man and of commonsense investment strategies such as diversifying and buying index funds?

After I left Wall Street, I studied a lot of academic research, and I was startled to discover that stock picking, market timing, and other popular investment activities usually hurt investors rather than help them. This is an indisputable fact, but it’s actually not common sense. On the contrary, most people think it’s ridiculous. Most people assume that index funds only do well because most investors are stupid — which is delusional. Until you understand why indexing works, you’ll always be wasting money and time searching in vain for the next great stock-market guru.

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The NY Times features research being conducted by Ken French, respected Dartmouth professor and head of DFA’s Investment Policy Committee. Investors collectively spend about $100 billion trying to beat the stock market but too often fail against a low cost buy-and-hold strategy. Click here for the full story NY Times – Can You Beat the Market?

Our good friend and acclaimed author, Larry Swedroe, stopped by our offices recently and we sat down to tape a few of Larry’s most interesting thoughts. Larry is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the world of intelligent investing. His sixth and most recent book, Wise Investing Made Simple, has been a huge hit with investors. In this brief video message, find out what Larry thinks about why some people still invest with the high costs and lackluster results of active management.