…employers may be providing, such as matching funds. In addition, those that do invest often make mistakes because they are inexperienced. Individual retirement accounts earn substantially worse returns than the…
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HP Inc Skyrockets After Buffett Buys Stake
…Aided by the volatility that’s been dogging the S&P 500 Index, Berkshire has broadened its $350 billion equity portfolio. Last month, they bought a stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp, an…
Bond Routs Are Still Casting Shadows Over Wall Street
…1995. While the strategy succeeded—the economy grew 4%—Wall Street reacted wildly. Shocked by the initial rate increase, volatility was rampant, and some estimate as much as $1.5 trillion in losses…
Challenges for the 60/40 Balanced Investor in Today’s Market
…just how low yields are historically. The chart below shows the 10 Year Treasury Rate back to 1962. While yields are up significantly after hitting a low of 0.57% in…
Build Wealth With Stocks Instead of Houses
…recent bidding wars, especially as buyers stampeded into the suburbs looking for more space in the wake of the pandemic. Mortgage rates at record lows gave buyers more leverage; Freddie…
The Importance of Drawdown Management in Retirement Planning
…We also look at how low future expected returns for both stocks and bonds impact withdrawal rates. We hope you enjoy the discussion. Listen on Apple Watch/Listen on Spotify Watch…
What’s Fueling the UK Value Renaissance
…managers entered 2021 optimistically, and saw their outlook rewarded in the first quarter of last year as several well-known value funds garnered double-digit returns. But growth wasn’t quite ready to…
The S&P 500 Passed Stock-Pickers By in 2021
…delivering better results. Last year, the average return for large-cap U.S. funds was “23.3% more than 5 percentage points lower than that of the S&P 500, according to Dow Jones…
Bill Miller’s March Market Perspective
Bill Miller shares his perspective on this month’s market on the Miller Value Partners website, noting how attention has shifted from how low can stocks go to how long can…
Four Ways Value Investors Can Use Momentum
…companies that are also cheap can work. Or at least filtering out the lowest quality ones is typically a good idea. Other factors like low volatility can also help improve…