“A blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper’s financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts.” Burton Malkiel, “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” Many “experts” want to sell you a system, even if you don’t consider them to be a system. Mutual funds, ETFs,Continue reading “Good Idea #8: Build Your Own Portfolio”
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Good Idea #7: Multiplied by Time
One of the key parts of your long-term, retirement-focused part of your portfolio is how they perform over the long-term. Of course, we want every investment to be a home run, but the season is 162 games, and not just one at-bat. To succeed over the long haul, you need investments that will grow andContinue reading “Good Idea #7: Multiplied by Time”
Good Idea #6: ETFs, with a Twist
While you’re probably reading this because you have a good handle on your investments, it may surprise you that I like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), or a group of securities that trades and acts like a stock – you buy shares, hold them just like you would hold shares of company stock, and can sellContinue reading “Good Idea #6: ETFs, with a Twist”