John Rekenthaler

Rather than chase hares, one could instead buy turtles.

A closer look at the Pacific Coast’s historic run.

There is another underlying issue affecting stocks.

What economist Ben Graham’s dictum can tell us about stock market behavior after the latest presidential election.

Kicking off my retirement from Morningstar with a tribute to the miracle of US equities.

Smart-beta investors could have done better by being less clever.

This viral investing chart is misleading for a whole bunch of reasons

Many investors are influenced by how stocks have recently performed. Should they be?

A fresh look at a much-analysed company

This is the math behind the US equity market's surprisingly-strong performance  

History would suggest it is not, says John Rekanthaler

Investors aren't buying DJT for its resilient cash flows, or because it has a solid business plan – their connection to Trump is far more personal

The acclaimed author of Thinking, Fast and Slow has died aged 90. This is the story of how an outsider went on to win a Nobel Prize

The path to riches is in ownership, not lending. So how did emerging market equities turn gold into lead?

The rise of indexing has done much to focus the minds of fund managers, advisers, and the end-client. AI is now doing exactly the same thing

The yields offered by bonds have become acceptable, but that's not the whole story. The rest, as they say, is history

It sounds like an absurd question, but one US house of representatives has already pondered it, so is there method in the madness?

There was a time when the idea of beta told investors a compelling story. Then it all unravelled...

Vanguard's decision not to offer Bitcoin spot ETFs may raise eyebrows, but Morningstar's John Rekenthaler argues sometimes it's best to just say no

Under some assumptions, investing money that would otherwise have been spent on coffees could create a $1 million portfolio – but only in nominal terms

The historically-stable performance of equities has long been highlighted by academics and investment experts, but is there another side to the story?

If consumed appropriately, investment predictions can be quite useful. The key is to follow their arguments rather than their advice

Long-term total returns are mind-boggling and we can take a rough guess at future performance too

The Federal Reserve is powerful, yet clumsy. So what have we learned from the last bull market? Well, low interest rates produce lax investing habits, for one

Thinking of investing in gold? There are two factors you should consider first, says Morningstar's John Rekenthaler

These investment unicorns have been worth the hype, but how do you find them? Columnist John Rekenthaler digs into the data

It is a faulty benchmark, but if it can be acquired on the cheap, it will likely outdo its investment rivals over the next 25 years 

The happy secret of value investing is that it can succeed even if sentiment remains unchanged

John Rekenthaler hasn't written about thematic investing before, but he's ready to give his verdict now. It isn't exactly positive...

Commentators have already asked whether certain ESG strategies are just hyped-up growth funds, so can the same test be applied to index funds overall?