For many investors, talking about bonds is about as interesting as watching paint dry. They aren’t nearly as interesting as stocks. But if you have a portion of your portfolio allocated to bonds—or plan to—it’s a topic worth some discussion. The bond market is actually much larger and much more [...]
Incomplete information
When it comes to financial decisions, there are, I think, two answers to every question: what the calculator says, and how you feel about it. There’s a fly in the ointment, though: Calculator answers might appear to be based in logic, but they’re still imperfect. Why? Ian Wilson, a former executive [...]
640 and counting
HumbleDollar editor Jonathan Clements once made this observation: “Investing is simple,” he said, but then added: “To be sure, you can make it ludicrously complicated.” And Wall Street isn’t making things any easier. According to a recent analysis by Bloomberg, the fund industry rolled out more [...]
An old question, a new answer
New research can help us with an age-old question: When constructing a portfolio, how much risk is too much? Especially today, with the market again near all-time highs, this is an important question. On the one hand, we could dismiss this concern by noting that all-time highs aren’t as uncommon as [...]
How to beat the market
Andrew Carnegie used to say that competitors were welcome to tour his factory, to see his production line up close. Why? Because of Carnegie Steel’s massive scale and complex operations, he was confident no one would ever be able to replicate what he’d built. Hedge fund manager Seth Klarman is a [...]
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