Salient to Investors: Baby boomers are retiring at the worst time in a generation or more, as bond yields and stock dividends have tumbled to 2 percent, and the cohort never saved like their parents and grandparents. Pension plans have largely disappeared from the private sector, home values are the
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Matthew C. Klein writes: Hedge Fund Research says the S&P 500 index with dividends reinvested beat the average hedge fund over the past decade. There are always periods when certain asset classes did better than others. E.g., gold from the middle of 2001 increased by more than 600
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Warren Buffett money tips: Spend wisely and limit buying things you don’t need. Save to fund an emergency fund. Invest for the long-term. Limit or pay-off what you borrow. Never invest into a business or idea that you can’t understand.. Master the basics of accounting and investing.
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Share prices for the 10 largest diversified emerging-market ETFs on average were 42.6 percent more volatile than their underlying indexes from May 22 to June 24, when Bernanke triggered the sell-off that sent emerging-market stocks to a 1-year low, while the 5 biggest emerging-market index mutual funds were
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Matthew C. Klein writes: Hedge funds et al can now solicit the public for capital by advertising, a welcome development. It is easy to avoid scoundrels by sticking to index funds. Only the greedy get fleeced by offers that are too good to be true. Most finance
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Warren Buffett says chapters 8 and 20 of “The Intelligent Investor” have been the bedrock of his investing for more than 60 years, and recommends investors reread them every time the market has been especially strong or weak. Read the full article at http://warrenbuffetinvestment.blogspot.com/2013/07/warren-buffet-favorite-book-intelligent.html Click here to receive free
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Dennis Gartman writes: Understanding both market technicals and fundamentals is vital. When you both the technicals and the fundamentals are pointing in the same direction, you will probably succeed. Always look at “box”, which delineates the 50% to 62% retracement of the previous rally or big decline. Gold
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Alexander Friedman at UBS says: What Fed has done is not unexpected and the market reacted because it was ahead of itself. All the Fed was saying was that the US is doing OK, that the data is trending as it should, and that it has confidence
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jason Zweig writes: Good advice rarely changes, while markets change constantly. People need good advice, but want advice that sounds good. The advice that sounds the best in the short run is always the most dangerous in the long run. Everyone wants the magical low-risk, high-return investment
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Social-investment networks, which started appearing in the middle of the last decade, are attracting record interest, turning top performers into market stars for individual investors. The top traders – gurus – may have as many as 100,000 followers and 10,000 copiers, raising concerns among professional investors. Justin
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