Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 17
These articles appeared between February and April 2011:On the Percentage of Market Cap held by Domestic Stock ETFsImplicationsDomestic stock ETFs tend to pick more volatile stocks.Domestic stock ETFs...
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These articles appeared between May and July 2011:Most People are not Better off Buying Common Stocks on their ownversusWhy Amateurs Should Invest in Common StocksYes, I wrote them both, but they...
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These articles appeared between August and October 2011:Take Prudent RiskOne of the great secrets of investing is taking moderate risk. High risk fails on average, because those swinging for homers...
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These articles appeared between November 2011 and January 2012:The Foul Deed of the SEC in 2004Why the SEC is to blame, and not to blame, regarding the net capital rule. They changed little in 2004,...
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These articles appeared between February 2012 and April 2012:We Eat Dollar Weighted Returns — IIIWhat did a buy-and-hold investor get owning SPY? 7%/year. What did the average holder get? 0%. A...
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These articles appeared between May 2012 and July 2012:On Distribution FormulasMost formulas for distributing income from an endowment or a a savings/investment fund are too liberal. If you want the...
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Before I start this evening, I would like to explain some of the reasons for these “Best of the Aleph Blog” articles. I write these no closer than one year after an article was written, so that I can...
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These articles appeared between November 2012 and January 2013:On Time HorizonsInvestment advice without a time horizon is not investment advice.This Election Will Solve NothingSo far that is true of...
View ArticlePost 2500: What is the Aleph Blog About?
Every hundred or so posts, I take a step back, and try to think about broader issues about blogging about finance. Tonight, I want to explain to new readers what the Aleph Blog is about.There have...
View ArticleThe Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 25
In my view, these were my best posts written between February and April 2013:Wall Street Hates YouI have a saying, “Don’t buy what someone wants to sell you. Buy what you have researched.”And so I...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 26
Photo Credit: richard winchell || No, don’t study the Kabbalah…To my readers, for a little while, I am going to be doing some “best of” posts along with some smaller articles. You should see eleven...
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In my view, these were my best posts written between August and October 2013:I completed the last of my “Manager” series, on being an investment risk manager:The Education of an Investment Risk...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 28
Photo Credit: sevoo===============================In my view, these were my best posts written between November 2013 and January 2014:Advice For Would-be BloggersBe regular (I need that advice myself),...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 29
Photo Credit: Hanan Cohen || Anyone need a copy?===============================In my view, these were my best posts written between February and April 2014:On the Structure of Berkshire HathawayOn the...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 30
Photo Credit: Philipp Messner || Every culture should learn their alphabet =========================================In my view, these were my best posts written between May and July 2014:Look to the...
View ArticleBest of the Aleph Blog, Part 21
These articles appeared between February 2012 and April 2012:We Eat Dollar Weighted Returns — IIIWhat did a buy-and-hold investor get owning SPY? 7%/year. What did the average holder get? 0%. A...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 31
Picture Credit: Sharon Pazner========================During this era, I started contributing articles via tumblr to Yahoo Finance. That also meant that every article would start with a picture, graph,...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 36
Photo Credit: Renaud CamusIn my view, these were my best posts written between November 2015 and January 2016:Don’t be a Miser in Retirement (Or Ever)“There is a fine line between over-saving and...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 32
Picture Credit: Rocío Garcia Montes==============================In my view, these were my best posts written between November 2014 and January 2015:Stay CalmPolitical changes rarely create the...
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The Best of the Aleph Blog, Part 33
Photo Credit: Renaud CamusIn my view, these were my best posts written between February 2015 and April 2015:One Dozen Reasons Why the Average Person Underperforms In Investing, Part 1One Dozen Reasons...
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