…he thought that meant Graham would have simply had all his money in index funds today. “No, I don’t think so,” Zweig said. “He would advise knowing your advantages and…
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Study: Active Managers Turn Passive In Down Markets
…Incentive for Active Retail Mutual Funds to Closet Index in Down Markets? Fund Performance and Subsequent Annual Fund Flows between 1997 and 2011,” was performed by researchers from Pace University…
Tilson On The Three Most Dangerous Words In Investing
…is vivid. And they chase that, and that of course results in terrible outcomes where people pile into the hottest stocks. They pile into the hottest funds right at the…
Hulbert: Buy and Hold Still Wins
…market timer lost 26%.” Hulbert says that by employing simple buy-and-hold strategies with index funds, you can beat the market timers. “Consider a portfolio that, over the past two market…
Want Income? You Don't Have to Look Far
With fixed-income yields still exceptionally low, where should investors go to find income? The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says they may want to look no further than their own…
Fisher-Inspired "PSR" Strategy Still A Market-Beater
…averaged annual returns of 13.5% since its July 2003 inception vs. 5.3% for the S&P 500. Below is an excerpt from the newsletter, along with several top-scoring stock ideas from…
Is It Skill, or Luck?
…“So, as you know, a very well-known fact … markets have returned, say, 8% or 9% over the longer term, and mutual funds have returned little bit less than that….
Herro: Microeconomics the Key to Growth
…function of the present value of all cash flow streams, not news headlines, which often have little or no impact on the long-term viability of cash flow streams.” …
Ritholtz: Shut off the TV and Think Long Term
…a broad and diverse (low fee) asset classes. Rebalance regularly. Give up the stock picking (leave that to the idiots on TV). Oh, and shut the TV altogether.” …
Sonders on Stocks, Bonds, and the Fed
…strong; consumer confidence has jumped; and the housing numbers have continued their surge.” Volatility among risk assets is likely to continue in the shorter term, Sonders says, but she thinks…