Is it time to do an investment "reboot " That question came to mind as I read the July issue of "the No Load Fund Investor " In addition to providing the wretched figures for the month of June the terrible statistics for the second quarter the horrible numbers for the first six months of the…
ReadLAS VEGAS William H Gross persona and prognosticator for PIMCO is speaking about bonds to a group of personal finance journalists It is all a bit surreal a fellow responsible for the largest bond fund in America is only an elevator stop away from the Golden Nugget's casino floor While Mr…
ReadSkeptics should consider some of Mr. Nasgovitzs figures. Stocks with a market capitalization of less than $250 million were, on average, 43.4 percent off their 52 week high as of September 17 while stocks with market capitalization over $20 billion were off only 16.59 percent. The relative…
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Investors often ask, “When should I rebalance my portfolio?” Most are looking for a perfect time of year. Others want to know if they should rebalance once a year, once a quarter, or during every full moon. Vanguard back-tested a portfolio that was split 60/40 between U.S. stocks and U.S. bonds…
ReadSometimes while watching a particularly gruesome edition of the evening news I think dark thoughts about the human race You probably have them too Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad if we were all wiped out by a new and horrible virus Rather than see us as masters of the planet it might be more…
Read"Is there some way to tweak the Couch Potato Portfolio to make it sexier to take it to the next level " That's the most common question readers have about the Couch Potato Portfolio my tool for the incurious and slothful who want to manage their money with as little time effort and expense as…
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Oscar Adelman’s grandparents always wanted their grandson to be an investor. When he was born, they bought him shares of Home Depot stock. By the time he was 12 years old, Oscar was reading The Wall Street Journal. Today, the 20-year old studies at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He watches the…
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He’s definitely at the high end of the raw brainpower scale. A Ph.D. biochemist, he went on to became a neurologist. But today William J. Bernstein is one of the most respected investment writers in the country. He didn’t plan it that way. That’s how it is. He is best known for his website,…
ReadIndexing 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…
ReadOnly thirteen months ago Merrill Lynch announced the impending end of brokerage as it has been known for generations The "customers man" the person who bought and sold stocks and bonds for a commission was going to be replaced by an advisor Instead of working for commissions your new…
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