There are a few things Couch Potato investors need to know. The word “few” is important because the basic goal of Couch Potato investing is to make it quick, simple, cheap and effective. This is very different from slow, complicated, expensive, and ineffective. As a consequence, Couch Potato…
ReadInvestor throw that Zoloft crutch away! Embrace the healing power of the Couch Potato When it comes to investment worries the Couch Potato Portfolio may be a better treatment than Zoloft Paxil or Prozac the three top selling anti depression drugs That conclusion comes from examining the…
ReadAll right So it's Labor Day and June 30th was a long time ago You just can't expect the kind of instant analysis you get at political conventions from Couch Potato investors But it's time for the Couch Potato Report our quarterly review of Investing for the Rest of Us You will recall the…
ReadSunday, January 31, 1999 Nothing succeeds quite like sloth. This is one of the great secrets of investment life. We are surrounded by believers in action and informed decision making. No one wants our money to be lazy. Everyone wants to help us gird for the angst of asset allocation, the stress of…
ReadIt's that time again Time to overcome sloth and indolence for a few moments and see how our Couch Potato portfolios did in 1999 You will recall that Couch Potato investors are lazy but not rude We wouldn't for instance challenge professional investors and advisors by using darts to select…
ReadSloth lost some ground last year no matter how little it did This is a matter of importance for the Couch Potato Portfolios because they require perfection in slothful habits Management effort should not exceed the ability to fog a mirror If you are called upon to divide by the number 2 an…
ReadTuesday, May 4, 1999 Suppose you had been a practicing Couch Potato Portfolio investor, where would you be? No, I am not talking about compound annual rate of return. Nothing so abstract. Where would you be in greenbacks? The question came to mind as I contemplated the incredible seven fat years…
Read"Which is the better investment The Couch Potato portfolio or the Coffeehouse portfolio for someone who is 58 years old and wants to retire at 60 and live hopefully till 90 " The question comes from a San Antonio reader The short answer is that the Coffeehouse portfolio probably has an edge…
ReadQ Why have you given up on the couch potato approach after only ONE year of performance below that of other methods You are becoming a closet trader The whole idea is to stick with the plan over the long haul as you have preached before Perhaps Bogle is correct that one should be into the…
ReadI've advocated index investing and have tracked the Couch Potato Portfolio in this column for more than 13 years There are two good reasons for this First index investing will do better than about 70 percent of managed portfolios Second index investing is so simple anyone can do it If you can…
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