How Much Gold Bullion Should You Have In Your Portfolio?
July 11, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
We are reading a lot of hype these days about gold and the necessity to own it but only about 2% of ‘investors’ actually have gold in their portfolios and those that have done so have insufficient quantities to offset the future impact of inflation and to maximize their portfolio returns. New research, however, has determined a specific percentage to accomplish such objectives. Words: 1135
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Stocks: The Place to be During Coming Inflation
March 1, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Over the longer term, some of history’s top strategists actually say that inflation is a big reason to buy stocks – not to avoid them. Foremost among them is Warren Buffett. His inflation research goes way back. In 1977 – just before the U.S. was about to enter into one of the worst inflationary climates in history – in a column for Fortune magazine he said, “stocks are probably still the best of all the poor alternatives in an era of inflation – at least they are if you buy in at appropriate prices.” Words: 664
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Zweig: How Best to Invest in Times Such as These
February 21, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
What is surprising to me these days is how quickly investor mindset has shifted from the sheer uncontrolled fear they felt in October or November of 2008 or March of 2009. People seem to have completely forgotten how terrified they felt a few months ago. They have forgotten that they made impulsive decisions; that they made big decisions when they should have been making small ones; that, instead of making incremental adjustments to portfolios, instead of rebalancing at the margin, they bailed out of asset classes entirely or moved completely into cash. That’s very troubling to me and it suggests that we’re nowhere near out of the woods. It worries me so much I think we’re probably in for another big surprise before we have a full recovery. Words: 1489
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A Cynical Guide to Reading Mutual Fund Brochures
February 17, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
When a fund brochure says: Diversified it really means: We will basically buy the index and go golfing – and 10 other interpretations of fund jargon. Words: 189
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15 Criteria for Choosing an Investment Advisor
January 25, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
An investment advisor friend of mine recently asked me to summarize for him the criteria I would use if I were looking to identify an investment advisor to work with and I came up with 15 characteristics I would look for in what for me would be an ‘ideal investment advisor’ which I would like to share with you. Words: 630
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