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Dan, continues to be a thorn to guys like Bogle, He covers Vanguard exclusively in ONE of his businesses, BUT He won't let Vanguard (Bogle) get away with"blanket" misleading information..
Be thankful for the "watch-dog" approach from guys like Weine…
So 14% (100%-86%) of managers OUT performed the S&P in 2014....That's
14%x8000 funds=1,120 managers beat S&P in 2014....pretty good I would think
Can you find 6-10funds out of 1,120 to own? Always thinking....
Listen...Anytime I receive a "Free" solicitation from a legitimate source, I usually pass it on, in the spirit of being able to help someone, but if the best funds from the top Mutual Fund Company in the World, doesn't interest you..... I understand…
My Mutual Funds & ETFs (including Bonds) +4.4% ytd..Killing my individual stocks, but lots of time to rally plus many good Divs coming from stocks rest of year
In all... good (enough) first Quarter...VTSMX +3.5%
2014 regret: not having more than 30% of my life savings in Healthcare, I'm not a diversification man but more than 30% would be a tough one?...So not a mistake but a "what If"...... maybe?
Your right, I KNOW less than few, but I watch work habits all the Time....Used to be important for My Business, Now I don't care what anybody does or doesn't do
"Other(BEST) factors to consider besides price include a fund’s long-term performance and whether a fund’s best years occurred long ago, or under the watch of a different manager.....
Manager is the Key, Expenses only important in relation to return…
Gonzaga? I have no idea where that place is? sounds like the Congo?
But Indiana got beat yesterday, Butler today, Notre Dame Tonight 10:40pm, don't thing so, good night and good luck. Last Indiana teams..... Four schools made the tournament
SOMEBODY…
Reminds me of the interview question:
"Have you EVER stolen anything from an employer?, ANYTHING even as small as a pencil"
No explanations just Yes or NO.....
My mother also gave me my first Financial lessons (and she knew nothing about investing or Finances)
first lesson: Mom can I have a dime to go to the store with my friends, Mom "get your own money Son... I don't have any"....so I did, and have done …
"The first falls in the “don’t get mad, get even” category: Put limit orders well below the market for stocks on your buy list, and well above the market on issues you already own. Upon doing that, you may very well find yourself secretly yearning f…
Mary Lynn, Paul, my wife, an athlete that use to work for me, all make good money with little effort.....I can think of more, if it wasn't late and Purdue just got beat...nuts
Hello to you Ole Joe . I bring out the inferiority complex in you....don't I? your writing (ie. lets try to bring Him down) style speaks for your problem.....but hang in there........... You really don't think I'm "superior" to you......or do you? j…
Investing is simple...just watch out for those in the business who TRY to make it sound too complicated...
It is to THEIR advantage for you to Think "I can't do it, it's too complicated"..wrong thinking
I could give you examples of people who could…
Looks like I'm going to have to enforce the 40 word posting rule again...the run-on is getting ridiculous again after you all were doing ok for awhile, you know who you are
note: you hold Nobodys interest after 40 words...trust me... this is a blog …
I give How? save more, invest more, spend less...take your pick
I heard/read a new a new prescription for Retirement success "SIMPLIFICATION"
try it.....
"Your ignorance is pathetic; your lack of compassion for others not as lucky as ourselves is simply contemptible. Yes, I said pathetic, contemptible, and lucky, and I mean exactly that. Your type: a dime a dozen.." Ole joe.
Sorry ole Joe I just got…
I always remember my first investment (an IRA) for $2,500, I think after a year it was worth $2650..... I said to myself this investing will never amount to anything...
After 30years...no (real) money worries.......surprise yourself
MJG, My only advice for investors like yourself is just go ahead( with Bogle) and invest in Index funds, and quit looking for Headline stories that try to justify your belief.....
Trying to Convince investors like me is a time waster, I know your w…
Good Question: Just(partially) read thru Barry Robbins new Investment Book, all 600 pages or so, basically a waste (he's big talker/little content) some interview information from the same old investors....Stuff you probably already knew.....maybe t…
is a mix of both skill and luck elements. It includes both offense (hitting) and defense (fielding......TED
Everytime I see/read the work "luck" when talking about successful people, my bp hits the roof....
Do you understand "Luck" means Doing NO…
Continue with baseball analogy....you think it is harder to find .300 hitters than .240 hitters...then Why do managers/owners spend so much Time/money to sign .300 hitters(managed funds), why don't they just sign all.240 hitters(an index) much easie…
Hank....EXAXCTLY...thats what makes these type articles Silly and meaningless (which the NYT is famous for) I could write an article on the next page of the paper on the same day that headlined
"60% of (my) managed funds beat the stock market index…
For a young person, forget it for 30/40 years and you are Rich in retirement
Remember to buy high profit US companies paying good dividends and go to sleep in your regular job....your made...
Hog wash...If you define "stock Market" as total market indexes
Using last 5 year figures always on my portfolio (easiest to get) I have 6 managed funds/ETF that beat "the market"... that's 6 out of 11 holdings/others are 8%ers
Of course its a NY Ti…
