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Monthly Archives: June 2008


Buffett Bets that Manager Fees Will Kill Performance (From June 2008 Fortune Magazine)

Summary:  As for the fees that investors pay in the hedge fund world – and that, of course, is the crux of Buffett’s argument – they are both complicated and costly.  A fund of funds normally charges a 1% annual management fee. The hedge funds it puts that money into charge an annual management fee [...]

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Why The S&P SmallCap Index Beat The Russell 2000 Index by 52%

From May 2000 through May 2008, the S&P SmallCap index (IJR) is up over 50% from its competitive index the Russell 2000 (IWM). Both indices, IJR (S&P 600 SmallCap Index) and IWM (Russell 2000 Index) purport to give an investor exposure to small cap stocks in the US stock market. The average market caps are [...]

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