While we don’t think of ourselves as the passive types, it’s interesting to see The Wall Street Journal shine its bright spotlight on passive investing and related evidence-based investing in its new series, “The Passivists.”

You can browse the entire series, or here are a couple of our favorite installments:

The Dying Business of Picking Stocks,  Anne Tergesen and Jason Zweig

News flash! “Investors are giving up on stock picking.” Our take on the matter: It’s about time.

Making Billions With One Belief: The Markets Can’t Be Beat, Jason Zweig

Featuring Dimensional Fund Advisors, with founder, chairman and co-CEO David Booth reflecting that “A little bit of judgment can make a difference.”

As the media turns its attention to the types of investment strategies we’ve been employing at Hill Investment Group since our founding, we wonder whether this will be a passing fad, a lasting improvement for investors or (as is so often the case in life), a little of both. Whatever. We’ll enjoy the wider coverage while it lasts, and still be encouraging you to Take the Long View with your investments, long after the spotlight has moved on.

On October 20, Matt learned that you’re never too old to go back to high school – when he was invited to mentor, learn from and be inspired by the Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) Student Investment Group.

The students were quick learners too. As covered in news of the event, 17-year-old Jacob Platin observed: “The greatest thing I learned was that the best way of investing, and going about problems in general, is to use academic and evidence-based methods that put rationality before ‘gut feelings’ and irrationally.”

Well said, Jacob! When the time comes, we’ll look forward to helping you get your own career started as an evidence-based advisor.

If a picture speaks a thousand words, how much meaning can we pack into a picture with some words? Here are a few thoughts on the value of good advice. Enjoy!