Bloomberg interviewed Steve Leuthold this morning and the legendary investor had some interesting insights into how 2009 will play out. He has turned even more bullish now given the level of fear among investors. Oh, and he also thinks the S&P 500 will close at least above 1,000 in 2009, a 40%+ return [...]
That feels so good to say. I’ve tried to be a more growth and value manager for some time but it just never fit.  Its not that I’m anti-growth or anything like that. Its just that its not my presonality.
I started running money back around the market peak of 2000 and let me tell you it was not fun there [...]
Since the end of the year is fast approaching I think its a good idea to do a little “portolio housekeeping”. While its good to review your portfolio several times a year most people don’t do that. At the very minimum you should review your portfolio and make plans for the coming year.
Things to accomplish:
1. [...]
I recently started reading Mean Markets & Lizard Brains. Its an interesting take on how the human brain deals with investing. I am not very far into it (50 pages) but I see that Paul Farrell mentions it in an article on lizard and rat brains he wrote for Marketwatch.
Yes, you heard right: Your [...]
Yesterday I picked up the Sunday paper and read it over a couple of cups of coffee.
It was nice to see Paul Farrel of Marketwatch write a little piece on commodities over the weekend. I think he covered the topic pretty well and highlited a couple of funds that I covered in my previous [...]
What do I like? I get this question from people all the time. Mostly the question is phrased as “what stock should I buy?� Now if you have been to my site before you will know that it’s not a “stock picking� site. It is a site about building and running diversified portfolios, not the [...]
Basically a 401k is a retirement account that is started by a company for its employees. These plans are also called defined contribution plans, since the contribution rate is set (defined) by the company when it starts the plan.
Usually 401k participants will have several different mutual funds options to choose from. There will most likely [...]
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