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From 1928–2017 the value premium, the return difference between stocks with low relative prices (value) and stocks with high relative prices (growth), in the US had a positive annualized return of approximately 3.5%.[2] In seven of the last 10 calendar…
It’s easy to stick with investments that are leaving all other assets in the dust. In fact, logic tells us because they’re performing so well, we should buy more. While we’re at it, shouldn’t we dump the lousy performers…
Emotions have a sneaky way of taking over our investment thinking. Instead, investments should be evaluated on their merit, not personal emotions that can cloud your judgment and lead you to act in ways that are counterproductive to your financial success….
Where should you invest now? As I wrote last year in “Should I Own International Stocks?”, in investing it is important to “skate where the puck is going, not where it has been” (Wayne Gretzky). What this means is don’t…
When it comes to investments, too many people take a haphazard approach when what they need is an investment decision process that makes the most of a number of different available resources. This episode is aimed at helping you…
As one individual once told me, their investment portfolio is like an untended garden. An interesting, but accurate analogy. Without enough water and care the plants/flowers in the garden will never grow. The same can be said about your investment…
When one thinks about portfolio diversification, bonds, in addition to US and International equities should be evaluated. An investor may be tempted to overlook bonds altogether given that investing in equities tends to lead to higher overall returns (see Exhibit…
Why own international stocks? Especially when, as noted in Exhibit 1 below, US stocks have outperformed international stocks over the last one, five and ten years, respectively. After all, most investors would have been better off only investing in US…
During 2011, in the midst of the federal debt showdown, there would have been very few investors who believed the S&P 500 would return 16% per year over the next five years, especially if they knew that company economic performance would…
Summary Following the Brexit shock in June global markets recovered strongly over the past quarter, with emerging market stocks leading the way. Prior to the recent recovery foreign and emerging markets underperformed US stocks by a wide margin in…
