The last siren call of investment managers is an appeal to your ego. This is how it goes: “Yes, we know most managers fail miserably to outperform the market after they pay themselves hefty fees, but those guys are for the small accounts. You have a million dollars! This will get you access to the next level …
The Princess Bride can teach us a valuable lesson about investing. I never imagined I would make such a statement until recently when I was pondering the futility of market participants trying to predict the next market downturn or pick the next big stock. For me it brings to mind the movie The Princess Bride. One of my …
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By Eric Burkholder There is a very good article out today on MarketWatch.com. “You are the best predictor of next bull or bear” The title is misleading but the theme of the article is this: There is no evidence that any person or any expert has any ability to predict mutual fund returns or forecast the …
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In the era of perpetual reality TV offerings it is no surprise that Big Foot has finally nabbed his own TV series. And like most outrageous reality TV I caught myself watching for a few minutes. While it’s almost impossible not to enjoy the spectacle of grown men and women hunting down the elusive beast …
