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John Rekenthaler

John Rekenthaler

is vice president of research for Morningstar.

Have older investors become too aggressive?
Personal Finance
Have older investors become too aggressive?
What to make of their love affair with equities.
Why the odds are firmly against thematic investors
Personal Finance
Why the odds are firmly against thematic investors
Morningstar's John Rekenthaler explores why investors chasing a theme typically lose more money than they make.
The ultimate buy and hold portfolio
Stocks
The ultimate buy and hold portfolio
Would stashing away 1986′s stock-market leaders have been a sound investment strategy?
What’s your investment personality: Loner, follower, or zombie?
Personal Finance
What’s your investment personality: Loner, follower, or zombie?
Mindsets strongly affect investor decisions.
Why factor analysis supports Jack Bogle’s key principles
Funds
Why factor analysis supports Jack Bogle’s key principles
Vanguard's Jack Bogle was correct that costs do a better job of forecasting future net returns.
Vanguard's Jack Bogle was not entirely wrong about ETFs
ETFs
Vanguard's Jack Bogle was not entirely wrong about ETFs
While ETFs aren’t perfect, their virtues clearly outweigh their sins.
What to know about Vanguard
Funds
What to know about Vanguard
Today's company isn't entirely what its founder Jack Bogle built.
Worst. Bond. Market. Ever.
Fixed Income
Worst. Bond. Market. Ever.
By historical standards, stocks haven't done too badly. That's not the case for bonds though.
Have US stocks become cheap?
Stocks
Have US stocks become cheap?
Predicting stock market returns is much easier after the fact than doing so contemporaneously.
The catch to income investing
Stocks
The catch to income investing
More current cash usually means less future capital.
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