author of Millionaire Teacher & The Global Expatriate’s Guide To Investing
When I first met my wife, she was intimidated at the idea of questioning an investment advisor. Most people feel the same way. But she was invested in products that could have cost her tens of thousands of dollars over...
I started this account of diversified index funds (ETFs) for Harry (not his real name), a friend of mine on August 15, 2008, shortly before the markets collapsed. I first posted a blog entry about it in May 2009 and hoped...
Always a guy with a great sense of humour, Ian McGugan, the editor of MoneySense Magazine, found something for his blog that would make any investment advisor cringe–especially those who have lost plenty of their client’s money during the downturn: Read...
William Bernstein states with impressive historical evidence, that if you want your retirement money to last as long as you will (and you might live a lot longer than you think) then you shouldn’t plan on withdrawing more than 4%...
I heard that you’re going to be airing a cartoon for kids this fall about money management. I know that you’re a humble guy and that you don’t live extravagantly. But you don’t exactly circulate with Joe the plumber anymore. ...
In this entry, I make references to “bonds”. But not all bonds are created equally. In this case, I am referring to safe, government bonds, not risky, high yield (high risk!) corporate debt. Few things are more fascinating for me,...
With Warren Buffett’s wisdom as our guide, we’ve beaten the pants of most mutual funds with our investment club. In this article, I share our successes–while showing you how to avoid the failures we’ve had. Surprisingly, a high degree of...
Imagine walking up to your financial advisor with your newfound knowledge on the superiority of index funds over actively managed funds. In short, you want to swap your actively managed funds (which pay your advisor very well) for passively managed...
Imagine walking up to your financial advisor with your newfound knowledge on the superiority of index funds over actively managed funds. In short, you want to swap your actively managed funds (which pay your advisor very well) for passively managed...
If you worked for an organization like Google, they could protect you from making the biggest financial mistake of your life. Here’s an article by Mark Dowie in the San Francisco magazine. (December 2006) The best investment advice you’ll never get:...
Mutual funds fall into two categories: active and passive. While most investors, sadly, fall for salesmanship. Long term, after taxes and fees, a diversified portfolio of index funds stands the highest statistical chance of beating a diversified portfolio of actively...
As the saying goes, behind every successful man there is a woman – and it’s the same with investing. Fess up, fellows: The masters of the universe have turned out to be masters of disaster. No matter which aspect of the...
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