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How I made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
Print PDF OK, I confess! I did not make $2 million in the stock market, but that title did catch your attention, did it not? How I made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market is one of the antique books in … Continue reading
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Betting vs. Investing: What We Can Learn from March Madness
Print PDF At Index Funds Advisors, Inc. (IFA), we often get to see how other people are invested before they become IFA clients. If one of these prospects were to tell us that they own commodity futures as part of … Continue reading
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Greg Smith Missed the Point
Print PDF I was fascinated by the enormous reaction to the op-ed piece in the New York Times by Greg Smith, a former executive director at Goldman Sachs. Apparently, it’s newsworthy that the culture of Wall Street is “toxic and … Continue reading
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Where the Money Grows
Print PDF “The easiest way into Wall Street is by the Hall of Delusions through which many have entered who forgot to return. That door stands always wide open. No legend of warning affronts the eye. There ought to be … Continue reading
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MF Global and the Meaning of Chutzpah
Print PDF Like schlemiel1 and schlimazel2, chutzpah is one of those Yiddish words that lacks a good English counterpart. A good example of it is the old joke about the guy who kills his parents and then demands leniency because … Continue reading
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5-facts-your-broker-wont-tell-you
Print PDF Many investors rely on brokers and the financial media for advice on investments. This is unfortunate, because much of the advice from these sources is demonstrably wrong and harmful to financial health. Here are five investment facts your … Continue reading
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Escaping from the Great Vampire Squid
Print PDF As a blogger, sometimes there is a dearth of topics to write about, and sometimes Christmas comes early. My benefactor for today is Greg Smith, a former executive director at Goldman Sachs who tendered his resignation as an … Continue reading
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Active vs. Passive: The View from Standard & Poors
Print PDF “The only consistent data point we have observed over a five-year horizon is that a majority of active equity and bond managers in most categories lag comparable benchmark indices.” -Standard & Poors Indices versus Active Funds (SPIVA … Continue reading
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The Sizzle or the Steak: Exotic Market-Linked CDs
Print PDF By Roger Trinwith With investors scouring the metaphorical earth and turning over its rocks for “safe” investments that provide yields in excess of inflation, it comes as no surprise that Investment Banks have started selling record numbers of … Continue reading
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Can You Pay an Active Manager to Beat the Market for You?
Print PDF Question: When was the last time you walked into Wal-Mart and found $20 bills on sale for $10? I am guessing never. It might not occur to you that your hope of finding a manager with true skill … Continue reading
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