Though the current bear market is taking its toll everyone, from institutions to individual investors, an article in The New York Times posits that right now is actually a good…
Tag: Compounding
Inside the First Hedge Fund to ETF Conversion and Finding Long-Term Compounders with Robert Cantwell
With the rapid growth in ETFs, it seems like almost every product idea possible has been tried. So it is rare to find something that is unique and hasn’t been…
Overlooked Fact About Buffett’s Fortune
A recent CNBC article offers an excerpt from Morgan Housel’s new book, “The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness” in which he underscores the importance of…
Investing’s Real Magic Formula: Compounding
“When it comes to saving, investing, and the power of compounding, starting earlier is better – a lot better.” – Joel Greenblatt The quote is not taken from Joel Greenblatt’s…
In Appreciation of Warren Buffett
In recognition of Warren Buffett’s ninetieth birthday, an article by McKinsey & Company takes a look back at the “steady genius” of one of America’s most influential and wealthy business…
One Fund's Long Time Frame is Paying Off
The Akre Focus Fund takes the buy-and-hold strategy seriously, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. John Neff, one of the $9.8 billion fund’s portfolio managers, explains that…
The Buy and Hold Optometrist Billionaire
Forbes recently profiled self-made billionaire and philanthropist Herbert Wertheim, 79-year-old who amassed his fortune from a “lifetime of prudent do-it-yourself buy-and-hold investing.” The article chronicles Wertheim’s life as an optometrist…
Housel on the Strength of Compounding on a Small Base
In a recent article for the Collaborative Fund, Morgan Housel addresses the topic of compounding through several interesting anecdotes about ice ages and Warren Buffett, among others. A hundred years…
Become an Equity Compounder à la Buffett
By John Reese (@guruinvestor) — It’s a simple concept but, over time, it accomplishes extraordinary things. That’s how legendary investor and stock market guru Warren Buffett has described compound interest, a…
U.S. Government Just Gave Investors Part of their "Super Stock" for Free (Sort Of)
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — Sometimes someone says something that hits you like a ton of bricks. Well, in early January Warren Buffett was on CNBC and one of…
