Investing Research Library

Plain-language summaries of real, sourced investing research — what the study found, how it was done, what its limits are, and what it actually means for you.

• Do Actively Managed Funds Beat the Market? What SPIVA's Data Shows
• Can You Day Trade for a Living? What a Full-Population Brazilian Study Found
• Lump Sum or Dollar-Cost Averaging? What Vanguard's Research Found
• How Many Retail Forex Traders Are Actually Profitable? What Regulatory Disclosures Show
• The S&P 500's “Average” Return Is Rarely What Actually Happens in a Given Year