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Can Buy-and-Hold Investors Beat Vanguard? Our most highly recommended balanced buy-and-hold portfolio is made up of nine asset-class index equity funds and two asset-class bond funds by Dimensional Fund Advisors. These funds are available to most investors only through investment advisors. In the following article we compare the performance of the DFA portfolio with performance of three comparable portfolios composed of widely available no-load funds. And we compare a simple three-fund portfolio suggested by a popular financial columnist. . (615 views) The Merriman Fright Simulator One of the best-selling computer software programs of all time is Microsoft Flight Simulator, and we couldn’t resist a play on the name. We’ve assembled more than 324 month-by-month returns for seven investment strategies from 1972 through 1998 into an investment simulator. What investors want is a favorable final result. But to get that result, they may have to ride a very scary roller-coaster. (674 views) Getting Higher Returns From CD's Most of the investment media’s focuses on the stock market, with its dazzling returns and heart-stopping volatility. But millions of investors lead quieter lives, with significant amounts of money in very-low-risk fixed-income investments. Near the bottom of the excitement scale is the certificate of deposit, about as stodgy as you can get. (549 views) Investing and baseball I’ve seen it repeatedly. An investor comes into my office committed to a long-term buy-and-hold approach. Absolutely willing to tolerate a 15 percent loss on the road to presumed future riches. Understands the risks of the market. Knows some declines can be sharp and brutal, others long and... (452 views) Which is Better, Buy-and-Hold or Market Timing? In politics, Republicans typically have an awful time saying nice things about Democrats, and vice versa. And when you’re rooting for a basketball team, the referees always seem to favor the other side. When it comes to investing, many buy-and-hold investors think market timers are grossly misguided, and at the same time many timers just can’t understand why buy-and-holders... (611 views) Make Your Retirement Dreams Come True With Our Buy-and-Hold Strategy With time and patience, even investors of modest means can accumulate substantial financial resources if they invest their money properly. In the following article, we look at how our buy-and-hold strategy can work in real life to accumulate assets during your working life and then give you retirement income that’s unlikely to ever run out... (1039 views) Four Buy-and-Hold Portfolios For serious buy-and-hold investors, diversification and asset allocation are the most important factors that determine success. There are lots of places you can invest your money and get OK returns. But there's a huge difference between just OK and really great. In this article, we'll show you where to find really great investment assets. (651 views) The Myth of the Earnings Yield (475 views) How To Find An Investment Advisor Do you think you need an Investment Advisor? Hold on before you answer because this is sort of a trick question... (708 views) Why Women should Collect Houses We can no longer rely on the government to hand out an old aged pension cheque to us once we retire. We cannot... (1384 views) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
