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Does it really matter when a bull market begins? Whether you measure it from the low in 2009 or when new highs were made in 2013, isn’t this just semantics?
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Why I'd pick Berkshire Hathaway if I could invest in just one stock
Berkshire Hathaway is the closest thing to a tax-efficient version of an index fund.
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Why hedge funds need to stop 'monetizing poor people'
One of the appeals of private investment vehicles is that they’re able to seek returns that are not correlated to traditional asset classes like stocks and bonds. One corner of this universe are personal injury lawsuits.
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Stanley Druckenmiller’s big mistake
Stanley Druckenmiller is the owner of one of the most remarkable track records of all time. He is one of the few investors to clearly see and navigate the macro landscape. But during the late '90s, like so many others, he was infected with the fear of missing out.
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New study identifies a key tactic to boost your retirement savings
Starting early is more important than earning higher returns.
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How to cope if you weren't an early investor in bitcoin
If you own bitcoin or any of the other cryptos that are making those of us who don’t feel foolish, good for you. For the rest of us, we’ve got some tough choices to make.
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Nothing about the FAANG stock rally is normal
Netflix, Facebook and Amazon are each up 60% in the first 11 months of the year. Apple, is up 50%. Google, the laggard, is up just 34%. Enjoy it while it lasts because nothing about this is normal.
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The worst career advice I ever got
Fake it till you make it. There might be some professions where this makes sense, but finance isn’t one of them.
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This is a rare moment in stock market history
Stocks have been near all-time highs for a while now.
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Did Buffett kill value investing?
Nothing attracts competition like prosperity, and nothing hurts excess returns like competition.
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Here's when your experience can actually hurt you
Experience doesn’t have to be a liability, but it can be for those who are always looking for history to rhyme.
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The reason most investors fail to capture market returns
The reason why most investors fail to capture market returns is because they overestimate their ability to stay calm when the terrain gets rough.
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It's possible stocks are only kind of expensive
I’m not saying stocks are cheap. Based on every traditional valuation metric, stocks look really expensive. But I’m just saying, it’s possible that they’re only sort of expensive.
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There are 3 types of contrarians, and only one of them is right
There are three different types of contrarians: those who are early, those who are late, and those that are right. It's easy to be one of the first two but very hard to be right.
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Why investors are willing to take on so much risk right now
This post originally appeared on The Irrelevant Investor.
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How one stock changed my life
“Chance can be thought of as the cards you are dealt in life. Choice is how you play them.” — Ed Thorp