Larry Swedroe: 'The Pool of Victims' Is Expanding

<p>Our guest this week is noted author and researcher Larry Swedroe. Larry is chief research officer at financial advisory firm Buckingham Wealth Partners, which he joined in 1996. In his role, Larry is responsible for reviewing academic research on financial and investing matters and determining how that research should inform Buckingham's investment strategy. Larry is also a member of the firm's Investment Policy Committee. Larry has written numerous books on investing and finance, the most recent being the second edition of <em>The Incredible Shrinking Alpha</em>, which he coauthored with Andrew Berkin. His work has also been published in various academic journals, including the Journal of Investing. Larry began his career as a risk manager at Citicorp and later at Prudential Home Mortgage. He received his bachelor's in finance from Baruch College in New York and his MBA in finance and investment from New York University.</p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://buckinghamadvisor.com/people/larry-swedroe/">Bio</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Larry-E.-Swedroe/e/B000APJJ8O">Larry Swedroe’s books</a></p></p><p><p><strong>Investment Strategies/Factor Investing</strong></p></p><p><p><strong></strong></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/swedroe-5-factor-evaluation-172134417.html" target="_blank">Swedroe: A Five-Factor Evaluation</a>,” by Larry Swedroe, Yahoo.com, Sept. 25, 2017. </p></p><p><p><strong></strong></p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.etf.com/sections/index-investor-corner/swedroe-factor-persistence-diversification?nopaging=1" target="_blank">Swedroe: Factor Persistence & Diversification</a>,” by Larry Swedroe, ETF.com, May 8, 2017.</p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.etf.com/sections/index-investor-corner/swedroe-simple-factor-investing?nopaging=1" target="_blank">Swedroe: Simple Factor Investing</a>,” by Larry Swedroe, ETF.com, Sept. 10, 2018.</p></p><p><p>“<a href="https://www.etf.com/sections/index-investor-corner/swedroe-3-factor-investin