According to a recent survey by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, preliminary findings indicate fewer than two in 10 Americans are confident of their ability to invest in the stock market, although 60 percent still believe equities are important in a portfolio.
With such a huge gap between those feeling comfortable investing in stocks themselves and [...]
Category Archives: Index Funds
An Option for Those Uncomfortable With Stock Picking
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Active Investing by Money Managers Loses in Risk Study
Friday, January 8, 2010
Sam Mamudi of the Wall Street Journal deservingly poked money managers in the eye with his recent report on how such mangers underperformed indexes in both real and risk adjusted returns as revealed by a rigorous Morningstar study on the subject.
As Mamundi states, “While it has been established that most actively managed mutual funds lag [...]
Stock Picking: In Today, Out Tomorrow — What Is One To Do?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Market timing, a well known term learned in Investing 101, is exciting and can be quite profitable yet stock picking is oftentimes very fickle and given how the tide shifts over time is usually not best for one nearing retirement. For beginners to retirees that want to get in the game with owning stocks, buying a [...]
Index Funds: Part of a Winning Investment Strategy
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
In Fortune Magazine’s just released 2010 Investor’s Guide, investing in index funds is seen to be a winning strategy. One can build a portfolio with broad based index funds or invest in more specialized funds offered by a myriad of companies. Either way, “stock picking, whether you do it yourself or pay a pro to do it [...]
Tracking 9 ETF Portfolios – Surprise Winners and Losers So Far in 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The famous professors at Yale have proven that asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio’s return and that stock picking and market timing account for less than 10%. So what a great time to look at how different asset allocations are faring in this market!
In 2008 it turns out that asset allocation decisions have everything [...]
