The Anti-Gamble Retirement Plan – Forbes 05-12-13

Salient to Investors: Jon Stein at Betterment writes: Everybody should watch the PBS Frontline report, The Retirement Gamble. Educate yourself Choose low cost investments… every time. Morningstar found that low-cost funds outperformed high-cost funds in every single time period and data point tested. A 2 percent difference in fees can

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Man vs. Machine: The Great Stock Showdown – Wall Street Journal 05-10-13

Salient to Investors: Mark Hulbert writes: The small number of advisers who outperform the market rarely keep doing so, so choosing a recent market beater does not increase your odds of future success. Of the 51 advisers out of more than 200 tracked who beat the Wilshire 5000 Total Market

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Gross puts money where his mouth is, boosts Treasuries to highest level since 2010 – InvestmentNews 05-09-13

Salient to Investors: Bill Gross at Pimco raised Treasuries holdings to 39 percent in April, the highest level since July 2010, and warned that investors face potential losses from global central banks’ unprecedented monetary stimulus. Gross said Treasuries are a better alternative than cash, and negative real interest rates, inflation, currency

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