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Why Index Investing Isn’t Passive Investing
An important article as a reminder that proponents of index investing painted alot of advantages of it over active investing. However, the main advantage that i see is drastically low annual cost compare to active funds. If you buy and hold indexes, your returns will depend on how well the index does, which eventually means [...]
DBA Is Full-Up
Want to know how big the commodity boom is? The PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF—or DBA—is basically full. More accurately, the fund-which invests in commodity futures contracts-has reached its position limits in some of its commodities. The commodity exchanges and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission set maximum amounts that certain investors can hold in individual commodities. [...]
Warren Buffett: Low Cost Funds win out
Many people have argued about whether it is right to pay large fees for supposed outperformance. I think buffett sums it up best in simple logic: Everyone expects to be above average. And those helpers – bless their hearts – will certainly encourage their clients in this belief. But, as a class, the helper-aided group [...]
Yale’s David F. Swensen: Keep It Simple
One of the top endowment managers in US gives his tips on the decisions one should take in the current financial situation: Don’t try anything fancy Stick to a simple diversified portfolio Keep your costs down Rebalance periodically to keep your asset allocations in line with your long-term goals Investment Building Blocks Recommended: Index Funds [...]
Are Market Trends Effectively Random?
By Larry Swedroe Sun Tzu is an honorific title bestowed upon S?n W?. Tzu, who lived from 544 to 496 BCE, authored The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. The book, composed of thirteen chapters, each devoted to one aspect of military warfare, has long been considered one of [...]
