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Why Millions of Americans Should Hope For A Stock Market Crash

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I hope stocks fall. That might sound pretty strange.  But not everybody should be cheering for the same team. In fact, about 125 million Americans should…

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Russia's Stock Market Index Is A Swing For The Fences

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A couple of months ago, my wife and I were having lunch at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A young couple looked at…

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How To Take Less Risk And Earn Better Returns

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Billy Beane was a baseball scout’s dream. He was fast.  He was strong.  He had every physical tool to smash home runs to China.  But…

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Why Even Vanguard's Mutual Funds Cost More Than You Might Think

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Authors Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller were chatting at a party on Shelter Island. Their host was a billionaire hedge fund manager. At one point, Vonnegut…

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Andrew Hallam's Globe and Mail Articles Have Gone Pay Per View

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I’ve been writing regularly for the Globe and Mail since 2012. I always pasted the first paragraph on my blog, then provided a Globe and…

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How Dimensional Fund Advisors Really Earn Better Returns

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Dimensional Fund Advisors is as popular as hemp in a commune of hippies. According toInvestment News [http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150119/FREE/150119928/dimensional-fund-advisors-picks-advisers-not-stocks-and-it-works] , a…

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Tips From The Best Stock Picker You've Likely Never Heard Of

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I know that some investors will always want to pick their own stocks. I have no problem with that, as long as the stocks are icing…

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Should This Investor Question His Investment Strategy?

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Question: My ETFs have not been performing well since I purchased them last year and I was wondering if I am right in thinking I should…

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Building A Low Cost Portfolio With Socially Responsible Funds

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Some of my friends don’t feel good about investing. They want to make money. But they won’t support businesses that build missiles, hook kids…

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Do Vanguard's Indexes Beat Their Own Actively Managed Funds?

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Vanguard founder, John Bogle, is investing’s Pied Piper. He first blew his pipe in 1976.  Things started slowly.  But eventually, legions followed him into index…

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