The evolution of Yale University’s endowment fund has become something of legend, as described in a recent article in Chief Investment Officer. In the mid-80’s, as the story goes, the…
Tag: Long Term Investing
Zweig's Market Survival Guide
There’s a lot of talk among investors about beating the market, but in a recent Wall Street Journal article Jason Zweig suggests that many overlook the challenge of merely surviving…
Investing Principles: What Has Worked
For the next several weeks, our daily blogs will include information from a 1992 publication by the investment firm Tweedy, Browne Company LLC entitled What Has Worked in Investing: Studies…
Debating with the Oracle of Omaha
It’s tough to argue with one of the most legendary investors of all time, but Paul Merriman (founder of Seattle-based Merriman Wealth Management) apparently takes exception with some of Warren…
Every Crisis is Different
It would be great if we could extract lessons from every financial crisis and then apply those lessons to avert future crises. Alas, writes Morningstar columnist John Rekenthaler, “The market’s…