Posts Tagged ‘diversification’

Last night, I was scanning through various submissions at PF Buzz and stumbled upon two articles that I liked. In short, I agreed with one, but not the other — interestingly enough, both of them mentioned Robert Kiyosaki.

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The first article was “Which is Better - Diversify or Focus Investments” [...]

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 [...]

This is part one of a three parts series where I will be reviewing The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need by Larry Swedroe — our resident Ask The Expert columnist. Part One of this book was entitled: “The Loser’s Game: The Game Wall Street Wants and Needs You to [...]

I just got hammered by a mutual fund double whammy. Since I bought my SSgA Tuckerman Active REIT (SSREX), it lost nearly 6%, then the fund distributed $2.9418 per share last Friday. The end result? The fund is now down almost 20% and I will have to pay capital gains tax on [...]

Recently, I was sent a copy of Wise Investing Made Simple: Larry Swedroe’s Tales to Enrich Your Future by the publicist. After I finished the first chapter, I simply couldn’t put it down until I finished the book. As my regular readers may know, I like good stories, and this book was packed [...]

My 401k allocation is too aggressive. I have been reading a few books (e.g., The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, Wise Investing Made Simple by Larry E. Swedroe), and many web sites. I am now at a point where I think 100% equity asset allocation for my 401k is too risky — even for a [...]