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O'Shaughnessy argues that the most effective investment strategies are simple ones: buy cheap stocks, hold for decades, diversify broadly, minimize fees. Complexity is usually a marketing tool, not a return enhancer.
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O'Shaughnessy argues that the financial industry creates complexity because the environment rewards it: complex products command higher fees, complex strategies justify higher management charges, and complexity makes it harder for clients to evaluate performance.
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Complexity is the enemy of good investing — the simplest strategies (index funds, value screens, long holding periods) outperform the most complex ones (hedge funds, structured products, active trading) over long periods
O'Shaughnessy presents 40 years of data: simple strategies (buying cheap stocks, holding them for decades, reinvesting dividends) have outperformed complex strategies (hedge funds, structured products, active trading) in almost every long-term comparison.Was this useful?