Summary: As for the fees that investors pay in the hedge fund world – and that, of course, is the crux of Buffett’s argument – they are both complicated and … Read more →

From May 2000 through May 2008, the S&P SmallCap index (IJR) is up over 50% from its competitive index the Russell 2000 (IWM). Both indices, IJR (S&P 600 SmallCap Index) … Read more →

Our ETF / ETN database powers the software on this website that allows individual investors to build a well diversified portfolio using ETFs. When we update our database we develop … Read more →

Investors Behaving Badly The Financial Research Corporation released a study prior to the [2001-02] bear market which showed that the average mutual fund’s three-year return was 10.92%, while the average … Read more →

by Karen Hube Monday, March 17, 2008 These are scary times for investors trying to shore up their retirement portfolios. Stocks’ values are down, inflation is ticking up and home … Read more →

Martin T. Sosnoff Martin Sosnoff Oil at $100 a barrel is a wakeup call for investors and politicians alike. You can’t blame ExxonMobil for making $11 billion quarterly. Prices are … Read more →

By MARK HULBERT Published: March 9, 2008 in the New York Times INVESTORS collectively spend around $100 billion a year trying to beat the stock market. That’s the finding of … Read more →

Analysts often use colorful images to explain how the markets work … or why a particular index or asset class is “behaving” in a certain way. We’ll hear references to … Read more →

I had lunch with T.S. at the end of 2007, who made his fortune founding and building technology companies. T.S. is one of the smartest and most dynamic entrepreneurs I’ve … Read more →

If you have exposure to an asset class, it’s important to maintain that exposure and not try to become a fortune-teller, attempting to figure out when to “get in or … Read more →