Investing for Beginners: Key Strategies Explained

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1. 29 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Corrected outdated and overgeneralized regulatory guidance: the article stated 2024 US 401(k) and IRA contribution limits as if timeless facts, when these IRS limits are adjusted most years (401k base rose to 24,500 and IRA base to 7,500 for 2026, with new SECURE 2.0 mechanics like a higher catch-up for ages 60-63 and mandatory Roth catch-up contributions for high earners that didn't exist in the 2024 framing). The UK ISA section stated a flat 20,000-pound allowance without noting it is a single pooled limit across ISA types with a separate 4,000-pound Lifetime ISA sub-limit, and without flagging a structural cash-ISA cap taking effect in April 2027.

   What the page claimed

   Article presented specific regulatory dollar/pound figures as evergreen facts, when contribution limits and account rules change periodically and had already changed since the cited 2024 figures.

   What was corrected

   Generalized the specific dollar figures to describe the recent range and explicitly instructed readers to check current IRS/HMRC figures rather than relying on any hardcoded number; added the ISA pooled-allowance and Lifetime ISA sub-limit nuance and flagged the 2027 cash-ISA cap change.

   Why: This finding was originally identified by Codex's fact-check pass; independent verification confirmed both the 2024 figures were stale and the ISA description omitted meaningful structural nuance.

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2. 11 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   2 corrections applied: The 1986 Brinson/Hood/Beebower paper reported 93.6%; 91.5% is from the 1991 update | The 1986 Brinson/Hood/Beebower paper reported 93.6%; 91.5% is from the 1991 update

   Before

   found that asset allocation policy explains approximately 91.5 percent of the variation in portfolio returns | The answer surprised many: approximately 91.5 percent of the variation in portfolio returns

   After

   found that asset allocation policy explains approximately 93.6 percent of the variation in portfolio returns | The answer surprised many: approximately 93.6 percent of the variation in portfolio returns | FAQ answer corrected to 93.6 percent

   Why: Both body-content instances of the Brinson, Hood & Beebower (1986) statistic were already correctly fixed to 93.6 percent. Found the same stale '91.5 percent' fabrication still present in the FAQ JSON-LD schema (answer to 'What is the right asset allocation for your age?') and corrected it to 93.6 percent to match the body and the original 1986 Financial Analysts Journal finding. Verified clean on re-fetch.

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