A few days ago, my family visited an amusement park, and almost everyone had fun. Almost everyone—except my nine-year-old, who is still complaining about the injustice of the rigged “Down the Clown” game. You’ve probably seen this sort of thing: You’re given a handful of baseballs. Then, standing [...]
Is it time?
A few days ago, someone challenged me with this question: “Following the market’s most recent banner year, should we just sell everything and get out?” The question is understandable. Since hitting bottom in 2009, the U.S. stock market has quadrupled in value, including a 30% gain in just the past [...]
Lottery Tickets
Tesla founder Elon Musk is, to me, the ultimate investment Rorschach test. To his supporters, Musk is a genius without equal. As one Wall Street analyst put it, “If Thomas Edison and Henry Ford made a baby, that baby would be called Elon Musk.” But to his detractors, Musk is an erratic individual, [...]
Extreme Portfolio Makeover, Part II
By now, it’s no secret that the costs charged by investment funds are critically important. In fact, when choosing among funds in the same category, they’re the single most important differentiator. In the words of Morningstar, the investment research firm, “If there's anything in the whole world of [...]
Extreme portfolio makeover
At least once a week, I run across the sort of portfolio I like to call a “broker’s special.” While each is different, they typically include some mix of the following: A handful of mutual funds with names like "New Economy" or “New Discovery” or "New Perspectives". Some commodity funds. [...]
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