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This is the 5th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
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In January, I wrote a review of The Only Guide To A Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need by Larry Swedroe. In his book, Larry dedicated a major portion of the book to the discussion of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), specifically to explain why investing in passively managed funds is a winning investment [...]

On March 13, 2008, gold hits $1,000 per ounce for the first time in history, the dollar fell below 100 yen, and crude oil price is setting new records. With the sub par stock market performance over the past few months, it’s hard not to second guess yourself, and dream up all kinds of thoughts:

Should [...]

This is the 4th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

The M-Network is currently doing a series highlighting Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps for getting out of debt and getting your life on the right track financially. You can read about all of the steps over on Cash Money Life who kicked things off with a great introduction. As other members of the network add [...]

In my previous post on peer-to-peer lending, I indicated that these networks are not quite ready for prime time yet. One reason was the stability of these companies, which was promptly addressed in the comments section — specifically, a 3rd party loan servicing agent will service the loans in case something happens to these companies. [...]

A while ago, I asked the question: how much should we invest internationally? Ever since, I came to believe that I am over-weighted in U.S. equities at 72% invested. I believe that my international equities exposure should be closer to 50%, because both the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and market capitalization represents less than 50% [...]

Is it for real? Can you really invest $1 million virtually and earn real money with no fee and no risk attached. Apparently, it’s possible and people are doing it at UpDown.com. In fact, I’ve already earned a small amount of money for beating the S&P500 in January.

Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Michael [...]

With enormous markets emerging across the world and the dollar continuing its decline, the suggestion that investors should increase their international exposure in order to have a balanced portfolio is worth looking at more closely. After all, investing in international equities helps diversify a portfolio by broadening currency risk and exposing the portfolio to new [...]

This is the 3rd issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]