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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make

The Big Picture

In How Not to Invest , I showcase extreme examples of unforced errors to illustrate these behavioral mistakes. All costs impact your returns, but high or excessive fees have an enormous impact as they compound or, more accurately, lessen your portfolios compounding over time. Since its 2014 inception, the fund has returned 9.7%

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How Do Active Managers Invest Their Own Money?

The Big Picture

But they also asked questions about how these managers invested their own monies. Robin buries the lede in his discussion, but allow me to correct that oversight: “ Active managers invest their own capital passively.” ” It’s is worth your time to delve into the entire discussion.

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“Sorry, Steve: Here’s Why Apple Stores Won’t Work”

The Big Picture

This pronouncement motivated subsequent blog posts (notably in 2005 and 2021 ) and a full chapter in “ How Not to Invest.” A fallible human being publishing their uninformed opinion in print should never be the basis for making any intelligent investment decision. billion per month. and the Nasdaq 100 of -15.9%.

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Build a Resilient Investment Strategy With The All Weather Portfolio

Validea

Investors looking for a diversified portfolio that performs well in all market conditions have long been drawn to the All Weather Portfolio, a strategy pioneered by Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates. The portfolio allocates across U.S. equities, gold, commodities, and long-duration and intermediate-term Treasury bonds.

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Top Mutual Funds That Beat Nifty & Sensex Over the Last 10 Years; Are They in Your Portfolio?

Trade Brains

This pool is then managed by a professional, known as a fund manager, who invests it across different financial assets—primarily stocks, but sometimes also in bonds or cash instruments. If you’re planning to stay invested for at least 8 years and want a slightly more stable ride compared to small-cap funds, this is a strong contender.

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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

Those of you looking for income might consider putting fresh money to work building a bespoke muni portfolio, or buying the appropriate muni fund for your circumstances. ( Previously : Cash Is No Longer Trash (October 27, 2023) Understanding Investing Regime Change (October 25, 2023) How Many Bear Markets Have You Lived Through?

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Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short

Investment Writing

Investment managers’ quarterly investment letters should be meaningful to clients, specific to the manager, and short. These are the key conclusions I drew from my quarterly investment letter survey that I conducted some years ago. Needs to reflect the voice of the investment team not marketing fluff.