Posts Tagged ‘index’

Last week, I wrote Introduction To Morningstar Style Box and thought it’s a good idea to start writing more introductory level articles about investing. Over the next few weeks, I am hoping that I could organize my Investing archive into an “Investing for Beginners Series” for your convenience. In this article, I’ll attempt to [...]

This is the 7th 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is the 2nd 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 [...]

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 [...]

In “Beating the S&P 500, part 1,” I showed you my my investment performance that beaten the S&P 500. In this post, I will show you another way to look at these numbers and reveal how I managed the feat.
Here is a different look at the numbers
The following table shows how $10,000 invested in my [...]

You may have heard the phrase “beat the market. ” In this case, the market usually refers to the S&P 500 index. There are other U.S. indices such as, DJIA, NASDAQ 100, NASDAQ Composite, Russell 2000, Wilshire 5000, and many other domestic and international ones. However, the S&P 500 is by far the most used [...]