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Major Index Funds Are Superior, "Not Average"

Major Index Funds Are Superior, "Not Average"

Scott Burns Sep 21, 2004

"Why take risk to achieve an average return "So asks Houston reader R D He wants what all of us want superior performance "A recent column discussed index fund returns versus average returns from actively managed funds My question is based on the use of average returns "I have a difficult time…

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The Lessons of Really Long Term Investing

The Lessons of Really Long Term Investing

Scott Burns Nov 03, 2002

The longer the time period the better index investing looks I learned this while doing a new examination of mutual fund performance In it I learned that the Vanguard 500 Index fund ranked 46th of the 306 domestic equity funds with 20 year track records That means it did better than 85 …

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Can Variable Annuities Beat An Index Fund? No.

Can Variable Annuities Beat An Index Fund? No.

Scott Burns Jun 03, 2001

The biggest selling variable annuity sub accounts still don't cut the mustard when measured against a simple low cost index fund alternative Yes I finally got around to doing it again The last time I reported on the performance of variable annuity sub accounts was in early 1999 Now after…

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Why Indexing Succeeds

Why Indexing Succeeds

Scott Burns Dec 05, 2000

Indexing for most investors is a difficult leap of faith All of us like to think that someone out there can pick stocks or bonds better than everyone else and that if we happen to invest with that person we'll get rich faster This wishful thinking is aided and abetted by unrelenting media…

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Is Value Investing Dead?

Is Value Investing Dead?

Scott Burns Jan 18, 2000

The results have been so sorrowful it's almost an oxymoron value investing David Dreman arguably the best known and most fastidious researcher for value investing led his January column in Forbes magazine with this confession "Last year was another poor one for the kind of value investing…

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The Best Bargain Index Funds That Everyone Should Own

The Best Bargain Index Funds That Everyone Should Own

Andrew Hallam Dec 28, 2015

My wife and I are homeless. For the past 18 months we’ve wandered from Singapore to Mexico, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bali, back to Singapore. We’ll likely leave for Costa Rica in a couple of months. In late spring, we’ll pack our tandem onto an airplane and ride our bike around Europe. My…

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The Foreign Stock Market Index That’s Priced To Jump

The Foreign Stock Market Index That’s Priced To Jump

Andrew Hallam Aug 18, 2015

“This give you strong sex,” said the grinning vendor with just two front teeth. He held up a large jar. A coiled snake was in it. I picked up the jar and wondered. Singapore isn’t just a modern city-state. It’s a futuristic image of what the world might become. So it’s strange that in some…

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How To Be an Index Fund Investor at Fidelity

How To Be an Index Fund Investor at Fidelity

Scott Burns Dec 23, 2015

Q. I can't complain. I have investments, retirement funds, a pension, etc. I'm comfortable with how they are all being managed. My wife, however, would be more comfortable with a person to consult with if I die before she does. For that reason I'm thinking about gradually moving more of our…

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In Investing, Being Inactive Is Usually a Good Thing

In Investing, Being Inactive Is Usually a Good Thing

Scott Burns Oct 14, 2015

Q. My husband and I have about $1.5 million in assets with a financial planner – we’ve been with him for about 15 years. His fee is one percent a year. We have a few bonds, but all of our stock holdings are with him at a major brokerage firm. He doesn’t do very many trades, so we are paying what…

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Invest A Lump Sum Or Dollar Cost Average?   Just Ask A Rat

Invest A Lump Sum Or Dollar Cost Average? Just Ask A Rat

Andrew Hallam Sep 07, 2015

By day, Alyssha Swanson teaches second grade.  By night, she designs and sells lessons plans through a site called Teachers Pay Teachers. Thanks to her successful side business, Alyssha has saved $130,000.  But it’s earning a paltry rate of interest in her savings account. “My husband and I were…

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